BIOC14H3 Lecture Notes - Subventricular Zone

 Discuss characteristics of various psychological disorders including anxiety and mood disorders as well as schizophrenia

If we use benzodiazepine (tranquillizer) for treatment of anxiety disorder, why can't we use neuroleptics since neuroleptics give sedative effect to non-schizophrenia patients?

Explain the role that biology plays in the development of mood disorders, including one’s genetic vulnerability and the effects of different levels of brain chemicals and transmitter substances; discuss the psychoanalytic, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for mood disorders and the effects of social and environmental stresses