L33 Psych 100B Lecture 39: TA Notes L39
6 Feb 2019
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Mental health resources: posted on slides, please look over this, especially if you believe someone is at risk, if you are, and/or if you want to be better prepared to identify and handle these situations. Bipolar disorder and treatment: pharmacological treatments, mood stabilizers, lithium, depakote (anticonvulsants, not really sure, why this works for this, but it works, antipsychotics (works on the dopamine system) Obsessive-compulsive disorders: obsessions: persistent intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts/fears, always hear ocd thrown around, but this is what it actually means, obsessions about usually: contamination, doubts, impulses, ex. Doubt = doubting they locked the door and locking it several times: compulsions: compelling need to perform repetitive behavior, compelled to do these things in order to function and helps keep the obsessions in check, ex. Not wash her hands for a few seconds after she has touched something contaminated, and extend this time between the washing hands: pharmacological treatment, ssris are used, tricyclic or antipsychotics.
