Psychoactive drugs are substance that can alter a person’s state of consciousness. There are four different kind of substances that can do this; depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and opiates. Depressants are substance that decreases activity in the body and nervous system. Examples of depressants include alcohol and tranquilizers. The second substance is stimulants. Stimulants are substance that activates the central nervous system. Examples of stimulants are nicotine…
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis especially in the dentate gyrus is a unique form of neural circuit plasticity that results in the generation of new neurons in this region throughout life. Neurogenesis is not a rapid process, throughout it a neuron needs to be born and then implemented, and incorporated into an entire network which can take a long time. Neurogenesis is supposed to change the function of hippocampus over a person’s lifetime and therefore adult neurogenesis is different than an…
Depression has become so encrypted into our daily life. It would not be rash to suggest that almost every single person has had experience of depression whether that be personal, or illness of a loved one. Goleman (1992) makes an interesting observation that people born after 1945 are ten times more likely to suffer with depression than people born before this date. What does this mean? Well, firstly it shows that the root cause of most depression cannot be due to increasing chemical imbalances.…
Depressants are drugs that slow body functions and depress the activity of neurons. Alcohol is one example of a depressant drug. It slows the sympathetic nervous system and hinders motor skills, speech, coordination, memory, perception, and judgment. Many people around the world have an alcohol addiction, which…
Many doctors treat their patients by prescribing physical exercise for its anti-depressant effects. In children exercise reduces levels of mental illnesses, psychological distress, and emotional disturbances, while improving their confidence levels. In addition to depression and anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder can also…
order to make all of your troubles go away. As such, the prescribing of anti-depressant medications to patients with depression and other psychiatric disorders by doctors has become a priority to the pharmaceutical industry. Treating depression like one would with a headache has become incredibly lucrative to doctors, patients, and pharmaceutical companies. Evident through the robust advertisement campaigns for anti-depressant medications, such as Abilify, Zoloft, and Cymbalta, the supply is…
In this analytical paper, I will be summarizing, analyzing, and evaluating a psychological article found on the internet. The article in question is about cannabis and how it interacts with depression. (“Cannabis as a Treatment for Depression” 2015, Abby Hutmacher) Since depression is a serious mental health issue, and cannabis is on the rise as a medicinal drug, it is important to know how the two interact and what good or bad can come from this. Depression is a psychological disorder that…
trying to set goals for her. The rehab psychiatrist came and saw her and recommend increasing her anti-depressant and she refused. Ms. Perez said she did not want to be dependant on that. After everyone gave report we spoke very frankly with Ms. Perez about if she wants to get out of the facility and be able to go home. She said she does. She will think about increasing her anti-depressant for a short time if that would help. She also agreed that she would get up and into a chair and work…
Black Muscular, Tall, Cleft Chin, Handsome, Roughly the Size of a Barge ~Gaston owns the local tavern, where he is currently seen drinking and flaunting his trophies. ~As the Village’s most handsome resident, he is pursued by many women. ~Gaston’s henchman, LeFou, is always by his side. ~He constantly stares in mirrors and talks about his good looks. ~LeFou must reaffirm him of his power and prowess. ~He intentionally jeopardizes the safety of another for his own gain. And, he has no…
Commonly referred to as the “date rape” drug, Rohypnol is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant that is currently prohibited in the United States (“Drug Fact Sheet”). Although it can be prescribed in some foreign countries as a pre-operation anesthetic, or to treat insomnia, a disease causing constant complaints of unsatisfactory sleep, it has never been approved by the FDA for medical use in America (“Drug Fact Sheet”; “What is Insomnia?”). The formal name for this drug is Flunitrazepam,…