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Norepinephrine/Epinephrine are a/w what?
- stimulant
- anger
- fear
- anxiety
- fight-or-flight
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Serotonin is a/w what?
- depressant
- sleep
- calm
- pleasure
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GABA is a/w what?
- relaxant
- stress reduction
- seizure threshold
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Acetylcholine is a/w what?
- involuntary action
- memory
- motivation
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Glutamate is a/w what?
- organization of brain signaling
- memory
- pain
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Dopamine is a/w what?
- perception
- movement
- pleasure
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Anxiety drugs are primarily a/w which neurotransmitter?
GABA
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Anti-depressants are primarily a/w which neurotransmitter?
serotonin
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Anti-psychotics are primarily a/w which neurotransmitter?
dopamine
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Cognitive jobs of the cortex?
- rational thinking
- planning
- inhibitions
- sensorium
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Cognitive jobs of the midbrain?
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Cognitive jobs of the HICC (hypothalamic Instinctual Control Center)?
- 6F's
- -- food
- -- fluid
- -- flirting
- -- feelings
- -- fight
- -- flight
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Amygdala in particular is responsible for what?
fight-or-flight response (HR, BP, muscle)
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Schizophrenia (etiology)
- too much dopamine -or- too many dopamine receptors
- possible causes include genetic, environmental, exposure of mother to flu virus while in uteri
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Schizophrenia (cognitive M's)
- slow down in transmission to the frontal lobe -> information-processing overload
- inability to selectively attend to stimuli due to abnormal feedback mechanisms
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Positive symptoms (list)
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Disorganized speech
- Disorganized behavior
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Delusions (def)
- excessive or exaggerated behaviors
- thought to be linked to excessive dopamine
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Delusions (C's)
- persistent untrue belief (grandiose, nihilistic, persecutory, somatic, or religious)
- behaviors would make sense if delusions were real
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