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CH 4 Drug Therapy for the Nervous System: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs (Pharmacology Book)

Terms in this set (22)

Acetylcholine
Neurotransmitter that plays a major role in cognitive function and memory formation as well as motor control
Anorexia Nervosa
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
Antidepressants
drugs that combat depression by affecting the levels or activity of neurotransmitters in the brain
Anti Psychotic Drugs
A drug used to treat psychotic symptoms, such as disordered thoughts, delusions, or hallucinations. aka Neuroleptic Drugs
Bipolar Disorder
a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
Bulimia Nervosa
an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
Dementia
Chronic deterioration of intellectual function and other cognitive skills severe enough to interfere with the ability to perform daily functions and activity
Depression
A mood disorder
Dopamine
a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system. Affecting motor control, memory, attention span, cognition, pleasure and creative thought
Extrapyramidal
Nerves in the brain tat control movement
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)
A neurotransmitter distributed throughout the brain and spinal cord; considered to be the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in CNS, acting to modulate exitatory (excitement) pathways
Glutamate
An Amino Acid that acts as a neurotransmitter and is a key molecule in cellular metabolisim, plays an important role in the body disposal of excess waste nitrogen
Hallucinations
False or distorted experiences that appear to be real perceptions
Mania
A severe medical condition characterized by extreme elevated mood, energy, and unusual though patterns; symptom of bipolar disorder
MAOI
Drug effective for depression; any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate
Neuroleptic Drugs
A type of anti-psychotic medications, dopamine antagonists, that diminish delusions, hallucinations, and aggressive behavior in psychotic patients but that may also cause serious side effects similar to the symptoms of neurological disorders.
Neurotransmitter
a chemical that is released by a neuron for the purpose of carrying information across the gaps (synapses) between neurons
Nocturnal Enuresis
Night time bedwetting
Norepeinephrine
A neurotransmitter that regulates appetite, mood,sleep, arousal, temperature and hormone release
Schizopherenia
psychotic disorder characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions & hallucinations
SSRI
an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
Serotonin
a neurotransmitter that affects hunger,sleep,arousal,and mood. appears in lower than normal levels in depressed persons
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