PSY 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Fluoxetine
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3 main areas of mental disorder in psychopharmacology = anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, affective disorders. Main uses: anesthetic, epilepsy treatment, sleeping pills (insomnia) Main uses: treat minor affective, anxiety disorders, epilepsy, alcoholism. Calm patient produces catatonia (inability to move), artificial hibernation, sleepy states. Relieve depression in depressed, cause excitement/restlessness in normal patients (may treat anxiety: mao inhibitors relieve depression by interfering with. Da, se: tricyclic antidepressants block uptake of ne, da, se. Cause psychosis-like effects, distortions in perception/cognition (no recognized. Acth (pituitary gland) adrenaline, glucocorticoids (adrenal gland) activates sympathetic. Heart palpitations, tremors, sweating, shakes, rubbery legs, increased hr/bp/rp, dilated pupils, dry mouth, elevation of gluco-corticoids. Gsr (galvanic stress response) measures resistance of skin on fingers: when anxious, sweat ensues and reduces resistance. Adrenaline hastens glucose conversion to lactic acid: lactate shakiness, rubbery legs, faintness, dizziness, pitts (1969) experiment: injected lactate worsened anxiety symptoms, but glucose/ca2+ reduce them. Relation to benzodiazepine receptors where tranquilizers bind, produce effects.
