Random Physio

Question 1

The study of the effects of drugs in the nervous system and on behavior

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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

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changes we can observes

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drug effects

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locations where the drugs take effect

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sites of action

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body’s reaction to drug

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pharmacokinetics

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A.D.M.E

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absorption
digestion
metabolism
excretions

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drugs effects to the body

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pharmacodynamics

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• dummy treatment
• any treatment that has no - — active properties
  appears real
• no therapeutic benefit

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placebo effect

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unconscious but can be arouse through external stimuli

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sleep

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state of readiness/ alertness and ability to react consciously to various stimuli

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awake

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state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused by any external stimuli sleep

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coma

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NREM

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non rapid eye movement

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REM

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rapid eye movement

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• lasts 5-10 mins, begins right after falling asleep
• transition period between wakefulness and sleep

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Awake

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• last about 20 mins
• brain also begins to produce bursts of rapid, rhythmic brain wave activity called Sleep Spindles
• muscles relax, may jerk

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Light Sleep

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• sleepwalking; somnambulism
• lasts between 20-40 mins

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deep sleep

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• rapid eye movement
  begins approximately 30
• minutes after falling asleep
• vivid dreams may occur
• a.k.a Paradoxical Sleep
• respiration increases
• heart rate increases
• temp regulation is switched off
• eye movement increase
• muscle paralyzed/immobilized (atonia)

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rem sleep

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• perception of a dangerous person or presence in the room

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intruder hallucinations

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• chest pressure hallucinations
• episodes may incite feelings of suffocation
• frequently occur in tandem with intruder hallucinations

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Incubus Hallucinations

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• chest pressure hallucinations
• episodes may incite feelings of suffocation
• frequently occur in tandem with intruder hallucinations

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Incubus Hallucinations

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• feelings of movement
• flying, out of body sensations

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Vestibular-Motor (V-M) Hallucinations

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sleep for more than 9 hours per night

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long sleepers

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less than 6 hours per night

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short sleepers

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difficulty in initiating sleep and maintaining sleep

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insomnia

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• absence of sleep
• breathing stops and restarts many times while you sleep
• repeated episodes of airway obstruction during sleep
• Snoring
• snorting/gasping
• breathing poses

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sleep apnea

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- excessive daytime sleepiness - disturbed nocturnal sleep - confused insomnia

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narcolepsy

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- increase intracranial pressure - brain damage - life threatening - intracranial tumor

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tumor growth

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mass of cells in or around the brain

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brain tumor

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abnormal, temporary and sudden electrical activity of the brain

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seizure

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- when symptoms start before the actual seizure - can be days before it happens

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prodromal

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- warning sign right before the seizure happens

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aura

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- seizure - status epilepticus

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ictus

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- recovery after the seizure

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post - ictus

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- all the brain is affected - the person is unconscious

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generalized seizures

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- used to be called GRAND MAL - may begin with AURA - stiffening ~> tonic of muscles - rigidity ~> clonic of muscles

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tonic-clonic