Unit 5 Psychology, Biological Interventions

Psychoactive Medication

• antidepressants

• anti anxiety drugs

• Lithium (bipolar disorder)

• Antipsychotics (schizophrenia)

SSRI (Serotonin boost)

used for antidepressants or antianxiety

Prozen

SSRI for depression, commonly seen on AP tests, antidepressant

SNRI

dopamine uptake (When SSRI isn’t working), different side effects increase heart problems, seizures

Lithium

(lithium carbonate) mood regulator, bipolar disorder —> antagonist of lithium

Antipsychotics

dopamine, strong medication

Reuptake Inhibitor

a medication or substance that prevents or delays the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter back into the nerve cell after it has been released into the synapse

Antagonist

decrease effects of neurotransmitter

agonist

stimulates the effects of neurotransmitter

tardive dyskinesa

when taking too much drugs (dopamine), ticks can occur, only when taking meds

Surgical/invasive interventions

• lesioning

• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

• Lobotomy

lesioning

taking out a part of the brain to examine

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

stimulates the neurological ability to treat depression

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

is used to treat severe depression from drugs, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and other conditions. electric current passes through the brain

Lobotomy

stick a needle into the brain through the eye, poke brain to stimulate it and relieve it from trauma