PSY 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Multiple Sclerosis, Myelin, Health Professional

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3306
• Professor: Arne Stinchcombe

Document Summary

Ms is a chronic disease; affects the cns the brain and spinal cord. Attacks the myelin sheath; reduces it and leads to ms plaques, disrupts communication between one cell to another. Small number compared to the population 75 000 canadians. One of the leading causes of disability of young adults. Rates or the pattern of disability over time. (least to most disability) Benign ms: minimal disability, few flare-ups but goes back to base line. Relapsing-remitting ms: flare-ups, but once recovered, the patient gets worse than prior to flare-up. Primary-progressive ms: linear relationship; more disability as time goes on. To do so, individuals are prescribed with steroids to help manage symptoms associated with acute attacks. No long-term affects with the course of the disease. Goal to prevent new attacks, to reduce inflammation and reduce the immune response. -implications related to psychology and anxiety that can be associated with administering these drugs.