PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fluoxetine, Escitalopram, Prefrontal Cortex
10 Dec 2015
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Cognitive therapy a therapy developed by aaron beck that helps people identify and change the maladaptive assumptions and ways of thinking that help cause their psychological disorders. Interpersonal psychotherapy (ipt) a treatment for unipolar depression that is based on the belief that clarifying and changes ones individual problems will help lead to recovery. Couple therapy therapy format in which the therapist works with 2 people who share a long term relationship. Electroconvulsive therapy (ect) a treatment for depression in which electrodes attached to a patient"s head send an electrical current through the brain, causing a convulsion. Mao inhibitor an antidepressant drug that prevents the action of the enzyme monoamine oxidase. Tricyclic an antidepressant drug such as imipramine that has 3 rings in its molecular structure. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris) a group of second generation antidepressant drugs that increase serotonin activity specifically, without affecting other nts.
