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psychiatric disorders

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disorders of psychological function sufficiently severe to require treatment

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positive symptoms

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symptoms that seem to represent an excess of normal function. delusions, hallucinations, inappropriate affect, incoherent speech or thought, odd behavior.

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negative symptoms

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symptoms that seem to represent a reduction or less of normal function. affective flattering, allege, abolition, anhedonia, catatonia

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hallucinations

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imaginary voices making critical comments or telling patients what to do

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inappropriate affect

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failure to react with the appropriate emotion to positive or negative events

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incoherent thought or speech

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illogical thinking, echolalia, peculiar associations among ideas, belief in supernatural forces

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odd behavior

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difficulty performing everyday tasks, lack of personal hygiene, talking in rhymes

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affective flattening

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reduction or absence of emotional expression

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alogia

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reduction or absence of speech

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avolition

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reduction or absence of motivation

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anhedonia

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inability to experience pleasure

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catatonia

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remaining motionless, often in awkward positions for long periods

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chlorpromazine

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first ansischizophrenic drug. alleviates schizophrenic symptoms.

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reserpine

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active ingredient of snakeroot plant. has an anti schizophrenic effect, however it produces a dangerous decline in blood pressure at the doses needed for treatment

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dopamine theory of schizophrenia

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theory that schizophrenia is causes by too much dopamine and, conversely, that anti schizophrenic drugs exert their effects by decreasing dopamine levels.

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dopamine theory of schizophrenia

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theory that schizophrenia is causes by too much dopamine and, conversely, that anti schizophrenic drugs exert their effects by decreasing dopamine levels.

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metabolites

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substances that are created by the breakdown of another substance in cells

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haloperidol

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one of the most potent anti schizophrenic drugs. low affinity for dopamine receptors

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phenothiazines

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chemical class of chlorpomazine

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butyrophenones

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chemical class of haloperidol and other anti schizophrenic drugs

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neuroleptics

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antischizophrenic drugs

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atypical neuroleptics

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drugs that are effective against schizophrenia without binding strongly to D2 receptors

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clozapine

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first atypical neuroleptic to be licensed for clinical use and has an affinity for D1 receptors, D4 receptors, and several serotonin and histamine receptors but only slight affinity for D2 receptors

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clozapine

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first atypical neuroleptic to be licensed for clinical use and has an affinity for D1 receptors, D4 receptors, and several serotonin and histamine receptors but only slight affinity for D2 receptors

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psychedelic drugs
a drug whose primary action is to alter perception, emotion, and cognition
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anhedonia
loss of capability to experience pleasure
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clinical depression/ major depressive disorder
depression that is so severe that it is difficult for the patient to meet the essential requirements of daily life
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affective disorder
any psychiatric disorder characterized by disturbances of mood or emotion
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mania
and affective disorder characterized by overconfidence, impulsivity, distractibility, and high energy
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mood disorders
A.K.A affective disorders
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bipolar affective disorder
depression patientes who experience periods of mania
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unipolar affective disorder
depression patients who do not experience periods of mania
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reactive depression
depression triggered by negative experiences
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endogenous depression
depression with no apparent cause
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seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
attacks of depression and lethargy typically occur every winter
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postpartum depression
intense, sustained depression experienced by some women after they give birth
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iproniazid
first antidepressant drug
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monoamino oxidase (MAO)
the enzyme that breaks down monoamine neurotransmitter in the cytoplasm
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MAO inhibitors
antidepressant drugs that increase the level of monoamine neurotransmitters by inhibiting the action of monoamine oxidase
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cheese effect
the surges in blood pressure that occur when individuals taking MAO inhibitors consume tyramine-rich foods, such as cheese
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tricyclic antidepressants
antidepressant whose chemical structures include three rings of atoms
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imipramine
the first tricyclic antidepressant, initially thought to be an anti schizophrenic drug
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selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
serotonin agonists that exert agonistic effects by blocking the repute of serotonin from the synapses
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prozac
first SSRI to be developed
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selective norepinephrine-reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
used against depression and block norepinephrine
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mood stabilizers
drugs that act against depression without increasing mania, or conversely, act against mania without increasing depression
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lithium
simple metallic ion found to act as a mood stabilizer
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lithium
simple metallic ion found to act as a mood stabilizer
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monoamine theory
depression is associated with under activity at serotonergic and noradrenergic synapses
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up-regulation
when an insufficient amount of a neurotransmitter is released at the synapse, there are usually compensatory increases in the number of receptors for that neurotransmitter
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anxiety disorder
anxiety that becomes severe enough that it disrupts normal functioning. associated with feelings of anxiety and with a variety of physiological stress reactions
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tachycardia
rapid heartbeat
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hypertension
high blood pressure
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generalized anxiety disorders
characterized by stress responses and extreme feelings of anxiety that occur in the absence of any obvious precipitating stimulus
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phobic anxiety disorders
triggered by exposure to particular objects
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agoraphobia
pathological fear of public places and open spaces
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panic disorders
rapid-onset attacks of extreme fear and severe symptoms of stress
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obsessive-compulsive disorders
characterized by frequently recurring, uncontrollable, anxiety-producing thought (obsessions) and impulses (compulsions)
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post-traumatic stress disorder
persistent pattern of psychological distress following exposure to an extreme stress
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post-traumatic stress disorder
persistent pattern of psychological distress following exposure to an extreme stress
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benzodiazepines
widely prescribed for treatment of anxiety disorders. also prescribed as sleep-inducing drugs, anticonvulsants, and muscle relaxants
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ataxia
disruption of motor activity
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buspirone
widely used in the treatment of anxiety disorders
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comorbidity
their tendency to occur together in the same individual
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anxiolytic drugs
anti-anxiety drugs
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elevated-plus-maze test
four-armed maze where two arms have sides and two do not, elevated from the group. measure of anxiety proportion of time the rats spend in the enclosed arms, rather than venturing onto the exposed arms
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defensive-burying test
rats are shocked by a wire-wrapped wooden dowel mounted on the wall. the measure of anxiety is the amount of time the rats spent spraying bedding material form the floor at the source of the shock
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risk-assessment test
after a single brief exposure to a cat, rats flee to their burrows and freeze and then engage in a variety of risk taking behaviors before their behaviors returns to normal. the measure of anxiety is the amount of time the rat spends frozen and risk assessment
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tourette syndrom
a disorder of tics
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tics
involuntary, repetitive stereotyped movements or vocalizations
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coprolalia
uttering obscenities
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echolalia
repetition of another's words
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palilalia
repetition of one's own words
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rebound
the tics become even worse following a period of suppression
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rebound
the tics become even worse following a period of suppression
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translational research
research designed to translate basic scientific discoveries into effective clinical treatments
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clinical trials
studies conducted on human volunteers to assess the therapeutic efficacy of an untested drug or other treatment
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protocol
conditions
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placebo-control groups
groups of patients who receive a control substance rather than the drug
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double-blind
the tests are conducted so that neither the patients nor the physicians interacting with them know the treatment each patient received.
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active placebos
control drugs that have no therapeutic effect bu produce side effects similar to those produced by the drug under evaluation
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orphan drugs
drugs for which the market is too small for them to be profitable
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translational bottleneck
only a small proportion of potentially valuable ideas or treatments receive funding for translational research

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