Treatment of Psychological Disorders Part 2
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PrincessaKayla on November 22, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The Medical Model | views abnormal behavior as reflecting a biological disorder |
| psychotropic medications | drugs that act on the brain to affect mental processes |
| placebo effect | ppl show an actual change in function simply bc they believe in the efficacy of the drug |
| antipsychotic medications | drugs that treat SZ and other acute psychotic states |
| chlorpromazine (thorazine) | found to reduce severity of psychotic thought |
| positive symptoms of Antipsychotic Medications | caused by too much DA in a circuit from the MIDBRAIN to the LIMBIC SYSTEM and the BASAL GANGLIA |
| negative symptoms of Antipsychotic Medications | reflect brain cell loss caused by enlarged ventricles and too little DA in a circuit from the MIDBRAIN to the PREFRONTAL CORTEX |
| antidepressants | increase the amount of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) |
| tricylics | block the reuptake of 5-HT & NE |
| monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) | keep the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO) from degrading monoamine neurotransmitters |
| selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) | block the reuptake of 5-HT |
| benzodiazepines | can be useful for short-term treatment of anxiety symptoms |
| electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) | used in treatment of severe therapy; for patients who don't respond to antidepressant medications or who can't take them due to extreme side effects |
| psychosurgery | brain surgery to reduce psychological symptoms and alter behavior |
| lobotomy | most widely practiced Western psychosurgery technique involving removal of cerebral tissue, usually in the frontal lobe |
| Memory Slide | ~CLASSICS~ |
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