3.3 - Introduction to Psychiatry II - Central Concepts and Major Disorders

What model is used to describe brain function?

Biopsychosocial model

What is blood pressure maintained by?

A feedback loop between the heart and the kidney

What happens when blood pressure drops?

Kidney retains more fluid to increase hydrostatic pressure and therefore increase blood pressure

What happens in heart failure?

Kidneys retain more fluid and increase the hydrostatic pressure, which makes the whole thing worse.

What are the key functions of the brain?

• Organise sensory input

• Make sense of sensory and social information

• Motivate survival

• Maximise efficiency

What did Dr. Winnicott say about babies?

Babies alone are very incapable to exist by themselves, but what does exist is the baby with the parent.

What are object relations?

Object relations are the fundamental ways of how the babies think.

What is a general rule with comorbidites when related to

In general when you have one mental health disorder, then you normally have many others.

What is anxiety?

A constellation of psychological and physiological responses to potential/uncertain threat.

Why is anxiety beneficial?

Exists to move automatically motivate us to prevent ourselves from harm.

What are the two types of anxiety?

Trait anxiety and state anxiety

What is anxiety disorder?

Excessively intense or persistent anxiety which causes significant distress or impairment.

What are the anxiety disorders positive feedback loop?

What are depression positive feedback loops?