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Final Psyc260
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Psychology
Not Applicable
12/11/2004

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T/F: Shocking people until they convulse is an effective treatment for unipolar depression.
Definition
True
Term
Four effective biological treatments for unipolar depression are:
Definition
MAO inhibitors, ECT, sleep deprivation, and drugs that inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine or serotonin.
Term
Tricyclic antidepressants inhibit the reuptake of the ______ neurotransmitter.
Definition
5-HT
Term
Prozac works in reducing the effects of OCD by acting as an (antagonist/agonist) of seretonin.
Definition
agonist
Term
(Lower/Higher) levels of 5-HIAA are commonly found in people who commit suicide.
Definition
Lower
Term
Whereas the _________ cortex show a(n) (decrease/increase) in activity of depressed patients, the subgenual prefrontal cortex shows a(n) (decrease/increase).
Definition
increase; decrease
Term
T/F: Depriving people of REM sleep is a good way to combat depression.
Definition
True
Term
What is one difference betwen major depression and seasonal affective disorder?
Definition
People who are affected with SAD are less likely to lose their appetite.
Term
Compulsions are defined as __________ that will not leave a person and obsessions are defined as ________ that people perform over and over again.
Definition
thoughts; behaviors
Term
If you are experiencing shortness of breath, clammy sewat, irregularities in heartbeat, dizziness, faintness, and feelings of unreality, you are most likely having a __________-
Definition
panic attack
Term
T/F: Because males are in predominantly stessful positions in the workplace, they are more at risk for a panic attack.
Definition
F: Women are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from a panic attack.
Term
After having one panic attack, a person my fear he will have another one. This is called...
Definition
anticpatory anxiety.
Term
A disorder characterized by unrealistic, unfounded fear and anxiety.
Definition
Anxiety disorder
Term
Disorders such as panic disorder, OCD, and Tourette's syndrome are examples of __________ disorders.
Definition
anxiety
Term
Cingulotomy, behavior modification and drugs would be considered treatments for what type of disorder?
Definition
OCD
Term
OCD patients treated either by behavior modification or by drugs show a decrease in activity in the ____________ and ___________.
Definition
caudate nucleus and orbitofrontal cortex
Term
A neurological disorder characterized by tics and involuntary vocalizations and sometimes by compulsive uttering of obscenities.
Definition
Tourette's syndrome
Term
The name of the scientists that discovered learning took place faster after a rat was injected with adrenaline immediately after the performance of a behavior.
Definition
McGaugh & Cahill
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