Chapter 16
Psychology 202 with Petty at Oregon State University
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By: Tyler Webb
Textbook:
Psychology: Making Connections
Created: 2012-05-03
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What % of diagnosed mental illnesses have been improved or cured?
70-80%
Biological Treatments
Drug therapies
ECT
Psychosurgery
MAO Inhibitors
Used to treat depression by slowing the breakdown of neurotransmitters in brain.
One of the first pharmaceuticals for depressionDangerous increases in blood pressure
Drugs for Depression
MAO inhibitors
Tricyclic antidepressants
SSRI's
Bupropione
Drugs for Bipolar Disorder
Lithium
Drugs for Anxiety
SSRI's
Benzodiazepines
Barbituates
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Used for Depression
Can cause dry mouth, weight gain, irritability, confusion, and constipation.
SSRI's
Used for both anxiety and depression
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Can cause nausea, agitation, insomnia, difficulty with orgasm, and increased risk of suicide
Benzodiazepines (Benzos)
Used to treat Anxiety
Can be addictive, but less dangerous than barbituates
Barbituates
Used to treat anxiety
Slows breathing and heart rate, can lead to overdose.
Bupropione
Used for depression
Can cause seizures
Reuptake inhibitor for dopamine and norepinephrine
Lithium
Used to treat Bipolar disorder
Can cause diarrhea, nausea, tremors, kidney failure, cognitive effects, adverse cardiac effects
Drugs for Schizophrenia
**Phenothiazines
Clozapine
Risperidone
Haloperidol
Chloropromazine
Phenothiazines
used to treat schizophrenia
help diminish hallucinations, confusion, agitation and paranoia but also have adverse side effects.
acts more on dopamine
created in 1950s
Tardive Dyskinesia
Involuntary movements of the facial muscles, tongue, and limbs; a possible neurotoxic side effect of long-term use of antipsychotic drugs that target certain dopamine receptors
psychosurgery
surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an effort to change behavior
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient
can cause permanent brain damage
therapy from seizure
traditional antipsychotics
- historically the first medications used to manage psychotic symptoms
- include phenothiazines and haloperidol
- cause tardive dyskinesia
- many severe side effects
pre-frontal lobotomy
a form of psychosurgery, in which the connections between the prefrontal lobes and the lower portion of the brain are severed
modified behavior and disengage disruptive thought patters regarding hallucinations and confused thinking
Profound problems
free association
in psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing
no judgement
Freeman
Father of prefrontal lobotamy
Problems with ECT
Headaches
Hemorrhaging
Heart issues
Changes in endocrine system
anterograde amnesia
an inability to form new memories
Retrograde Amnesia
The inability to retrieve information that was acquired before a particular date, usually the date of an injury or operation
Pros and Cons of ECT
(+) works well for those with severe depression
(-) Memory loss, not enjoyable, $$$
Why does ECT work?
Not certain, could be:
1). Release of noreprinephrine/serotonin
2). May cause overactive portions of brain to be relaxed
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
exposure of particular brain structures to bursts of high-intensity magnetic fields instead of electricity;
usually reserved for people with severe depression
usually reserved for people with severe depression
very new
Mayberg
Brodmann Area 25 is a neural switch for depression
Tested on those taking SSRIs
Less activity in Area 25=better
Psychological Treatments
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
Behavioral
Cognitive-Behavioral
Group
Psychodynamic
Aims to uncover unconscious motives underlying the psychological problem
Uses a supportive partnership and psychologist is nonjudgemental
About this deck
By: Tyler Webb
Textbook: Psychology: Making Connections
Created: 2012-05-03
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 27
Textbook:
Psychology: Making ConnectionsCreated: 2012-05-03
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 27
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