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(Brainstem) Pons, medulla, and midbrain function
regulates BP, RR, level of arousal
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(Brainstem) Pons, medulla, and midbrain function causes what psych disorders?
PTSD, psychosis, coma/death
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Cerebellum function
balance, impulse control, language
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Cerebellum causes what psych disorder
ADHD, autism
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Amygdala function
emotions, sexual desire
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Amygdala function causes what psych disorder
PTSD, panic disorder, depression autism, and schizophrenia
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Hippocampus function
memory
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Hippocampus function causes what psych disorder
PTSD, Alzheimer's, dementia, and depression
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Thalamus function
affect, body movements
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Thalamus function causes what psych disorders
Schizophrenia
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Hypothalamus function
homeostasis, sleep-wake, eating
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Hypothalamus function causes what psych disorder
anorexia, depression violence
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Frontal lobe (Prefrontal, Broca's area, motor strip, supp motor strip) function
executive function and thinking, motivation, rewards system
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Frontal lobe (Prefrontal, Broca's area, motor strip, supp motor strip) function causes what psych disorder
schizophrenia, BP, ADHD, anxiety, depression
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Parietal lobe function
Sensory, language
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Parietal lobe function causes what psych disorder
Aphasia, agnosia, apraxia (ex dementia)
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Occipital lobe function
vision, memory, language
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Occipital lobe function causes what psych disorder
hallucinations, blindess, color blindess
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Temporal lobe function
auditory info
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Temporal lobe function causes what psych disorder
aud hall, depression, mania, schizo
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Dopamine pathway of mesolimbic associated with what and causes what psych disorder
- reward, drug abuse,
- EXCESSIVE DA = + sxs of schizo
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Dopamine pathway of nigrostriatal associated with what and causes what psych disorder
- voluntary and involuntary movements
- DI Parkinsons
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Dopamine pathway of mesocortical associated with what and causes what psych disorder
- cognitive, planning, behavior
- DEFICIENT DA= - sxs of schizo
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What receptor do ALL antipsychotics block?
DA, especially D2 in mesolimbic
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Which are more likely to cause EPS and why?
- FGA causes block on D2 in nigrostriatal
- think about faucet being better for SGA
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Noradrenergic system (Epi & NorEpi) causes what disorders
- dysreg d/t childhood trauma
- anxiety, ADHD, panic, PTSD
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Noradrenergic system (Epi & NorEpi) uses what meds?
- psychostimulants to increase NE and DA
- atomoextine, meth, amph
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Serotonin (5-HT) described as
calming NT, derived from tryptophan, precursor to melatonin
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Serotonin (5-HT) affects what
sleep, aggression, behaviors
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Histamine modulates what
- arousal, wakefulness, responsiveness, feeding
- can be excitatory or inhibitory
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H1 is what kind of receptor
antagonism causing weight and sedation
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Glutamate kind of NT and causes what
- excitatory NT
- -epilepsy, schizo, depression
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Acetylcholine
- -sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasymp (rest & digest)
- -dementia
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What meds are used in AD
acetylcholinesterase inhibitors to prevent Ach breakdown
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