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Psychopharmacology.

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show includes the brain and the spinal cord  
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show includes nerves that originate in the spinal cord and that connect the spinal cord to the organs of the body  
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Brain Stem   show
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Five Major Sections   show
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Cerebellum   show
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Hypothalamus   show
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show receive and conduct information to the cell body  
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Axon   show
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Synapse   show
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show The brief change in electrical potential from the cell's resting state  
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show The neuron that releases the neurotransmitters  
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show The neuron that receives the neurotransmitters  
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show The process of impulse movement along the axon  
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Vesicles   show
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Receptors   show
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Ionic actions   show
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show Involve gradual changes in neuronal functioning that take place over hours, days, weeks, or even months  
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Cerebral cortex   show
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show Includes the amygdala, septum, cingulate, and hippocampus. It is involved in appraisal of emotional stimuli, initiation of emotional responses, and shutting down reactivity thus returning body to a state of homeostasis  
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Amygdala   show
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Autonomic Nervous System   show
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show Set in motion by the limbic system and hypothalamus, the SNS mobilizes the body to take action in response to dangerous situations  
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Parasympathetic system   show
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show Major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain  
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GABA   show
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Cortex   show
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show RAM; Involved in memory and attention; Pathway for all information processed in posterior areas of the cerebral cortex  
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show Software programs  
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Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex   show
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Orbiofrontal Cortex   show
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show attention, drive, motivation, mood; involved in depression  
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Amygdala and Basal Ganglia   show
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Amygdala   show
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show Processing Function; integrate and modulate information for mood, movement, and cognition  
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show Includes the nucleus accumbens; involved in reward, motivation, cognition, and emotion  
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show modulates muscle activity  
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show Clock determining the rate of processing; the gate for information going into the cortex; determines the rate of mental activity; protects the cortex from overload  
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show Tune the activity in upper levels of the brain; modulate activity in higher levels of the brain  
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show Depression, anxiety (including OCD and Tourette's), and eating disorders  
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What parts of the brain do antidepressants effect?   show
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Immediate effects of antidepressants   show
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show Reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibition, autoreceptor inhibition  
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show Above average dosage for at least 6 weeks  
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show Activation, hypomanic systems, agitation or akithisia, and suicidal ideation  
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Pharmacokinetics   show
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Enternal routes   show
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Parenteral routes   show
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Soluble   show
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Prodrug   show
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show passing from an area of high concentration into an area of low concentration  
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Kidneys   show
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Cytochrome P450 enzyme family   show
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show develops as the blood level for a given amount taken falls more rapidly than would be expected if tolerance had not developed  
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Adverse effects of serotonin?   show
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show Anxiety, weight loss, restlessness, tremor, insomnia, hypertension  
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show dry mouth, cognitive impairment, tachycardia, constipation, urinary retention  
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Adverse effects of anti alpha adrenergic?   show
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Adverse effects of Antihistaminic?   show
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Parietal/Occipital Cerebral Cortex   show
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Putamen and Caudate   show
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Locus Coeruleus   show
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show freezing/avoidance behaviors (located in brainstem)  
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show Hypothalamus and adrenal cortex  
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How does the amygdala impact basal forebrain?   show
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How does the amygdala impact brainstem?   show
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show It processes sensory information that is coming in to the individual and discriminates whether the situation is truly dangerous or not  
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What impact does serotonin neurons have on anxiety?   show
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show Norepinephrine  
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How does the amygdala impact the hippocampus?   show
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Two ways beta blockers are helpful with individuals who have anxiety?   show
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What are medications to help new memories?   show
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What happens when the autoreceptor is active?   show
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show Allows more of the neurotransmitter to be released  
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show Fear is of current danger, while anxiety is of future danger  
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Psychomotor hyperactivity   show
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Astrocytes   show
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