Lecture 13. Physiology of Psychiatric Disorder Flashcards
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These are disorders of psychological function sufficiently severe to require treatment.
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Psychiatric Disorders
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The diagnosis is guided by the ________
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DSM5
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2 main difficulties in diagnosing particular psychiatric disorders:
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- Patients suffering from the same disorder often display different symptoms
- Patients suffering from different disorders often display many of the same symptoms
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5 sorts of Psychiatric Disorders:
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- Schizophrenia
- Depressive disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Anxiety disorders
- Tourette’s disorder
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A disorder that means “the splitting of psychic functions.”
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Schizophrenia
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This is considered to be a severe psychiatric disorder; attacks 1 % of individuals of all races and cultural groups; begins in adolescence or early adulthood
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Schizophrenia
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What is the assumed primary symptom of schizophrenia in the 20th century?
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the breakdown of integration among emotion, thought, and action
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The DSM-5 prefers to use the label schizophrenia____________ to refer to schizophrenia and related disorders.
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spectrum disorders
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Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are symptoms that seem to represent an _____ of typical function
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excess
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5 Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
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- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Inappropriate affect
- Disorganized speech or thought
- Odd behavior
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Positive symptom of schizophrenia includes Delusions of being ________, delusions of ________, delusions of _________.
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- controlled
- persecution
- grandeur
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Positive symptom of schizophrenia that includes imaginary voices making critical comments or telling patients what to do.
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Hallucinations
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Positive symptom of schizophrenia that includes reacting with an inappropriate emotional response to positive or negative events.
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Inappropriate affect
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Positive symptom of schizophrenia that includes illogical thinking, peculiar associations among ideas, belief in supernatural forces.
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Disorganized speech or thought
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Positive symptom of schizophrenia that includes talking in rhymes, difficulty performing everyday tasks.
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Odd behavior
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Negative symptom of schizophrenia are symptoms that seem to represent a ___________ of typical function
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reduction or loss
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3 Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
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- Affective flattening
- Avolition
- Catatonia
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Negative symptom of schizophrenia that includes diminished emotional expression
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Affective flattening
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Negative symptom of schizophrenia that includes reduction or absence of motivation.
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Avolition
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Negative symptom of schizophrenia that includes remaining motionless, often in awkward positions for long periods.
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Catatonia
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Frequent recurrence of any two of these symptoms for __________ is currently sufficient for the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Provided that one of the symptoms is _________, _________, or_________.
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- 1 month
- delusions
- hallucinations
- disorganized speech
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A drug that is meant to treat certain symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Antipsychotic Drugs
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First two widely prescribed antipsychotic drugs:
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Chlorpromazine and Reserpine
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A drug that has a calming effect on patients with psychosis. It does not cure schizophrenia, but it often reduces the severity of symptoms enough to allow institutionalized patients to be discharged.
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Chlorpromazine
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A drug **no longer used** in the treatment of schizophrenia as it **produces a dangerous
decline in blood pressure** at the doses needed for successful treatment.
Reserpine
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In 1960, it was reported that the striatums
(caudates plus putamens) of persons with **Parkinson’s disease** had been ___________
depleted of dopamine
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The dopamine theory of schizophrenia states that schizophrenia is caused
by _______________ and, conversely, that antipsychotic drugs
exert their effects by __________ dopamine levels.
- too much dopamine
- decreasing
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Parkinson's disease ____ dopamine; Schizophrenia ____ dopamine
- low/depleted
- high/too much
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**Two well-established facts** supporting the dopamine theory:
1. Antipsychotic drug reserpine was known to deplete the brain of dopamine and other monoamines by breaking down the synaptic vesicles in which these neurotransmitters are stored.
2. Drugs such as amphetamine and cocaine, which can trigger episodes that resemble schizophrenia in healthy users, were known to increase the extracellular levels of dopamine and other monoamines in the brain.
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substances that are created by the breakdown of another substance in cells
Metabolites
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Both chlorpromazine and reserpine **antagonize transmission** at dopamine synapses, but they do it in different ways. **Reserpine** by ________ the brain of dopamine and **chlorpromazine** by ________ to dopamine receptors.
depleting
binding
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They argued that chlorpromazine is the first identified ________ __________ at dopamine
synapses
receptor blocker
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Rather than **high dopamine levels**, the main factor in schizophrenia was presumed to be **high levels of** _____ __ __________ ________
activity at dopamine receptors (D2)
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One of the **most potent antipsychotic drugs** of its day. And had a relatively **low affinity** for dopamine receptors
Haloperidol
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**Current drugs of choice** for the treatment of schizophrenia. Also known as **second-generation antipsychotics**. Drugs that are **effective** against schizophrenia but yet **do not bind strongly to D2 receptors**
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS
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the **first** atypical antipsychotic to be **approved** for clinical use
Clozapine
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Drugs whose primary action is to alter perception, emotion, and cognition
hallucinogens / psychedelic drugs
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The psychedelic effects of **classical hallucinogens** such as LSD, mimic the
________________ of schizophrenia by acting
as an agonist of the serotonin type-2a receptor.
positive symptoms
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**Dissociative hallucinogens** (e.g., ketamine) mimic the ___________________ of schizophrenia by acting as antagonists of glutamate receptors
negative symptoms
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Several _________________ play important roles in development of the disorder
physiological changes
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A variety of _______________ have been implicated in the development of
schizophrenia
early experiential factors
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Schizophrenia and ____________ disorders share many of the same causal factors (e.g., genetic risk factors, environmental triggers)
Autism spectrum
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Recent research has identified many __________ that contribute to the emergence and persistence of schizophrenia.
epigenetic mechanisms
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Recent research used modern functional
_____________ to study functional connectivity in the brains of their daily lives.
brain-imaging techniques
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Used to refer to a reaction to grievous loss; also used to refer to a psychiatric disorder.
Depressive Disorders
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loss of the capacity to experience pleasure
anhedonia
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Depression can be so extreme that it can
impair _______ and _________.
cognition contacts
personal hygiene.
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When this condition lasts for 2 weeks or longer, these people are said to be suffering from a ________, also known as **major depressive disorder.**
clinical depression
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________ are about twice as likely to a receive a diagnosis of depression during their lifetime
Females
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The lifetime risk of completed suicide in an individual diagnosed with clinical depression ranges between ____ percent.
4 and 15 %
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2 Categories of Depression
Reactive Depression
Endogenous Depression
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depression triggered by an obvious negative experience
Reactive Depression
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depression with no apparent cause
Endogenous Depression
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the tendency for two health conditions to occur together in the same individual
comorbid
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In, ________clinical depression is often comorbid with one or more other health conditions.
Adults
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2 Subtypes of Major Depressive Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Peripartum Depression
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A subtype of major depressive disorder which states: Episodes of depression and lethargy typically recur during particular seasons—usually during the winter months.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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Depressive Episodes are triggered by the _____________.
reduction in sunlight
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A subtype of major depressive disorder where it is the intense, sustained depression experienced by some women during pregnancy, after they give birth, or both.
Peripartum Depression
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Drugs that have been used for the treatment of depressive disorders:
Anti-depressant Drugs
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5 major classes of Anti-depressant Drugs
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
- Tricyclic Antidepressants
- Selective Monoamine-reuptake Inhibitors
- Atypical Antidepressants
- NMDA-receptor antagonists
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The first antidepressant drug. A **monoamine agonist**; it increases the levels of monoamines (e.g., norepinephrine and serotonin) by inhibiting the activity of monoamine oxidase (MAO)
Iproniazid
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Antidepressants that block the reuptake of both serotonin and norepinephrine, thus
increasing their levels in the brain. They are a safer alternative to MAO inhibitors.
Tricyclic Antidepressants
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What is the first tricyclic antidepressant that was initially thought to be an antipsychotic drug?
Imipramine
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A Selective Monoamine-reuptake Inhibitors that are serotonin agonists that exert their agonistic effects by blocking the reuptake of serotonin from synapses?
Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs)
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Was the first
SSRI to be developed.
Fluoxetine
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A Selective Monoamine-reuptake Inhibitors that is proven to be just as effective as the SSRIs in the treatment of depression.
Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
(SNRIs)
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A catch-all class comprising drugs that have many different modes of action
Atypical Antidepressants
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An Atypical Antidepressant that has several effects on neurotransmission; A blocker of dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake
Bupropion
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An Atypical Antidepressant that is a melatonin receptor agonist.
Agomelatine
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A NMDA-receptor antagonist that a single low dose can rapidly reduces depression, even in patients who had been experiencing a severe episode.
ketamine.
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Only about ____ of depressed individuals are actually helped by the antidepressants.
15 percent
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Relative efficacy of antidepressant drugs is a function of the ____ and _____ of the depressed individual.
sex
age
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2 treatments of depression involving brain stimulation:
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
(rTMS)
- Deep brain stimulation
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2 theories of Depression
- Monoamine theory
- Neuroplasticity theory
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This theory holds that depression is associated with underactivity at serotonergic and noradrenergic synapses.
Monoamine theory
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This theory holds that depression results from a decrease of neuroplastic processes in various brain structures which leads to neuron loss and other neural pathology
Neuroplasticity theory
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Defined as Periods of clinical depression and periods of hypomania or mania. It is a serious psychiatric disorder with one of the highest rates of attempted and completed suicide.
Bipolar Disorder
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2 Types of Bipolar Disorder
- hypomania
- mania
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Characterized by a reduced need for sleep, high energy, and positive affect. During periods of , people are talkative, energetic, impulsive, positive, and very confident
hypomania
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Has the same features as hypomania, but taken to an extreme. Additional symptoms: delusions of grandeur, overconfidence, impulsivity, and distractibility. It usually involves **psychosis**.
Mania
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Type of bipolar disorder which are those persons who experience bouts of mania, or only experience mania.
Type I
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Type of bipolar disorder which are those persons who only experience bouts of depression and hypomania.
Type II
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These are drugs that effectively treat depression or mania without increasing the risk of mania or depression, respectively.
Mood Stabilizers
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A simple metallic ion; the first drug found to act as a mood stabilizer.
Lithium
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Theory of Bipolar Disorder
Reward Hypersensitivity Theory of Bipolar Disorder
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Proposes that bipolar disorder results from a dysfunctional brain reward system that overreacts to rewards or the lack thereof.
Reward Hypersensitivity Theory of Bipolar Disorder
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Based on early observation of individuals with bipolar disorder have a very high likelihood of developing bipolar disorder.
family members
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____________ are common in bipolar disorder and such deficits are associated with a variety of changes in brain function. Consistent overall reductions in _____________ volume have been reported.
Cognitive deficits
gray matter
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The chronic fear that persists in the absence of any direct threat—is a common psychological correlate of stress.
Anxiety
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It happens when anxiety becomes so severe that it disrupts functioning. It is the most prevalent of all psychiatric disorders (almost twice as great in females as in males ).
Anxiety disorder
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4 Anxiety Disorders
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Specific Phobias
- Agoraphobia
- Panic disorder
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These are haracterized by extreme feelings of anxiety and worry about a large number of different activities or events.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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A strong fear or anxiety about particular objects or situations.
Specific Phobias
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Pathological fear of public places and open spaces.
Agoraphobia
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Characterized by recurrent rapid onset attacks of extreme fear and severe symptoms of stress (e.g., choking, heart
palpitations, shortness of breath).
Panic disorder
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3 Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety Disorder
- Benzodiazepines
- Antidepressant Drugs
- Pregabalin
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Most widely prescribed psychoactive drugs for the treatment of anxiety disorders
Benzodiazepines
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Consistent with the comorbidity of anxiety disorders and clinical depression is the observation that antidepressants, such as monoamine agonists and tricyclics, are often effective against anxiety disorders.
Antidepressant Drugs
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One of the newest drugs being prescribed for anxiety disorders. Particularly effective for generalized anxiety disorder. Its effects are believed to be due to its ability to modulate voltage-gated calcium channels, thus affecting calcium levels inside nervous system cells.
Pregabalin
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3 Animal Models of Anxiety Disorder
- Elevated-plus-maze Test
- Defensive-burying Test
- Risk-assessment Test
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A disorder of tics (involuntary, repetitive,
stereotyped movements or vocalizations)
Tourette's Disorder
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Tourette's Disorder four times more frequent in ____ children than in ________ children.
male
female
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4 Common complex motor tics:
- Hitting
- Touching Objects
- Squatting
- Twirling
- Making lewd gesture
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4 Common verbal tics:
- Inarticulate sounds (e.g., barking,
coughing, grunting)
- Coprolalia (uttering obscenties)
- Echolalia (repetition of another’s words)
- Palilalia (repetition of one’s own words)
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The treatment of Tourette focuses on the __________ problems (e.g., anxiety and depression).
ancillary emotional
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The tics of Tourette’s disorder are usually treated with ____________
antipsychotics
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These are control drugs that have no therapeutic effect but produce side effects similar to those produced by
the drug under evaluation
Active placebos
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These are drugs for which the market is too small for them to be profitable
Orphan Drugs
