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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 2
BREE STUDY GUIDE 2
| (MC)Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BIPOLAR DISORDER | IS CHARACTERIZED BY PEAKS AND VALLEYS OF SEVERE HIGHS(MANIA) AND LOWS (DEPRESSION). EPISODES ARE REFERRED TO AS MOOD SWINGS |
| 1998 | GOODWIN AND GHAENI(1998) PROPOSE THAT CARBAMAZAPINE FUNCTIONS BY BLOCKING THE REUPTAKE OF NOREPINEPHERINE, WHICH PREVENTS THE SODIUM CHANNEL IMPULSES FROM REPEATEDLY FIRING AND INHIBITS THE ENZYMES THAT BREAK DOWN GAMMA AMINOBUTYRICACID(GABA) |
| THE COMBINATION OF COUNSELING AND NALTREXONE CAN REDUCE THE CRAVING FOR ALCOHOL AND HELP PREVENT THE RETURN TO ALCOHOL ABUSE AND RELAPSING INTO HEAVY DRINKING | BUT ONLY AFTER THE PATIENT STOPS DRINKING |
| _________-LESSENS THE FEELING OF NEEDING TO DRINK ALCOHOL AND THIS DRUG WAS APPROVED FRO THIS PURPOSE IN 1994 SINCE THE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN MIXED RESULTS | NALTREXONE |