Anxiety Flashcards

(38 cards)

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Autistic disorder

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troubles with social

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when do signs start being noticed

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2-3 years of child life

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3
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what are the signs

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not wanting to be picked and avoid eye contact

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4
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mild form

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no interest in social interest in social interactions and intersted in narrow subjects

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5
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how does affect language

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abnormal or non existant language

and may refer to themselves as other

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6
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what abnomal behaviours do they exhibit

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flapping their hands and rocking back and forth

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7
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incidence of autism

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more common in males than females 2:1 with intellectual disability
7:1 high functioning

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8
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how is autism normally acquired

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highly heritable
genetic mutations
some viral infections during pregnancy that affects brain signaling

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9
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what is paculiar in autistic peoples brains

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2-3 years theirs brain are bigger than normal

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hypothesis on the larger brain in autistic children

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-altered neuronal migration
-Abnormal formation oof synapses and dendritic spines
-Overconnectivity in key brain regions
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11
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fusiform area

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they did not have activity in the fusiform area to recognise faces.
They do not care for this

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12
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treatment

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No real cure
- intensive bahavioural therapy as children

-Group homes

  • anticonvulsants to calm them
    antidepressant
    antipsychotics
    stimulant
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13
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OCD

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need to repeatedly to check things. perform certain retuals

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14
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what is the incidence in OCD

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2%

More in females than males

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15
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what might be the cause OCD

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disregulated behaviour in the the basal ganglia

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16
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OCD treatments

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councelling. Not lettinghtem wash their hands
CBT

antidepressants

brain lesion in the cingulotomy cutting between the PFC

17
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Addiction

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changes the priorities of the person.

18
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what is the most common addiction

19
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how does alcohol addiction harm you

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fetal alcohol syndrome 
cirrhosis of the liver 
Korsakoff syndrome( hipocampal function)
Increased rate of heart disease 
increased rate of intracerebral hemorrhage
pancreatitis, diabetes
20
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how can you get alcohol addiction

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addictive personalities

finding the right drug

21
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why are people addicted

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reinforcement

It doesnt matter the contest

22
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is craving conscious

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more subconscious

basal ganglia is looking for quick reinforcement.

23
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Neural mechanisms for addictions

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drugs that increase dopamine in striatum at higher speed

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Tolerance in addiction

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having to take more of the drug over time to get the same effect

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Withdrawal
opposite effect of the drug
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Negative reinforcement
Reinforce the behaviour with negative effects
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why people crave drugs
deficit in self control. | They seem to show deficit in the PFC.
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Combordity in addiction
there is alot of it in addiction eg AADHD
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naltrexone
Block binding site approach: opioid receptor antagonist. blocks action of opiates gives them will power to think about other things
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Naloxone
rapid opioid receptor antagonist. | Immediatly puts people in withdrawal
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Methadone maintenance
giving them a less potent drug.
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Buprenorphine
something in between Keeps out the other opiate from the receptor site but it also has opiate effect. Mixed with naloxone
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Cocaine vaccine
immune system to fight the molecules when it enters the blood stream
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Stress disorders
physiological reation to something bad | meant to prepare people to react
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when is stress bad
when theres too much
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What does stress activate
activatea the sympathetic autonomic nervous branch
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Glucocorticoids
group of hormones important for protein break down
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pathway for cortil
amygdala- hypothalamus-