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| Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) |
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| Secreted by the posterior pituitary gland and controls water and sodium balance in the body. When secreted it stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb water into the body. It is stimulated by high blood osmolality and low blood volume. |
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| Secreted by the anterior pituitary and influences various metabolic functions within the body (i.e. osteoblast function, inhibition of osteoclasts, glucose breakdown and use, muscle activity, etc.) |
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| Secreted by the beta cells within the Islet of Langerhan in the pancreas. It stimulates the uptake of glucose into cells. Insulin is the main hormonal controller of blood glucose concentrations. |
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| A complex disorder with and extremely varied presentation of symptoms. It effects cognitive, emotional, and behavioral areas of functioning. Diagnosis requires presence of positive and negative symptoms, as well as their persistence. |
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| Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia |
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| Symptoms that appear during an episode and when a subject is detached from reality: Hallucinations, delusions, disorganization in speech and behavior |
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| A subjective sensory experience that is not actually caused by external sensory stimuli. These can be auditory, tactile, visual, olfactory, or gustatory. |
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| A mistaken or false belief about the self or the environment that are firmly held even in the face of disconfirming evidence. |
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| Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia |
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| Symptoms that are considered deficits in normal function. These are typically less pronounced than the positive symptoms, but just as debilitating. They include: flat affect, apathy, alogia, avolition,and anhedonia |
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