anti psychotics Flashcards
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what is schizophrenia?
disturbance in reasoning, cognition, delusions, hallucinations, behavior, emotions, thoughts, and reality
when is the onset of schizophrenia?
late teens-adult
what is psychosis?
lacking the ability to test reality
what can drugs or l-dopa cause?
psychosis
is schizophrenia polygenic?
yes
is schizophrenia heterogenic?
yes
is there an environmental component in schizophrenia?
yes
what are delusions?
false beliefs
what are hallucinations?
abnormal sensation
do affected or unaffected individuals experience positive symptoms?
affected
do affected or unaffected individuals experience neg. symptoms?
unaffected
what are negative symptoms?
decrease in emotion, speech, interests and drive
what are positive symptoms?
hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech/behavior
is the cerebral cortex thin or thin in schizophrenia?
thin
what happens to the cortical grey matter volume?
decreases
what happens to the lateral ventricles?
increase
what two things can happen to dopa after reuptake into the cell?
degraded or repackaged
where is the mesolimbic?
VTA to NAc
where is the mesocortical?
VTA to frontal cortex
where is the nigrostriatal?
substantia nigra to striatum
what is the mesolimbic role?
reward
what is the mesocortical role?
cognition
what is the nigrostriatal role?
extrapyramidal
is the mesolimbic responsible for an increase or decrease in dopa?
increase