Psychology Mental illness

Psychology 3552 General Overview Mental illness and the brain Anxiety Disorders Affective Disorders Schizophrenia

Psychology 3553 Mental Illness and the Brain Neurology - Branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders Psychiatry - Branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that affect the “mind” or “psyche” (?)

Psychology 3554 Mental Illness and the Brain Genetics + Environment -> Brain activity -> Human behavior Genetics and environment are each complex - the interaction is complicated

Psychology 3555 Mental Illness and the Brain Mental illness - Diagnosable disorder of thought, mood, or behavior that causes distress or impaired functioning Disorders of the “character”? Disorders of the “mind”? Disorders of the body?

Psychology 3556 Mental Illness and the Brain Psychoanalytic approach Behavioral approach Biological approach

Psychology 3557 Anxiety Disorders Fear An adaptive response to threatening situations Innate and species-specific Learned Anxiety disorders Inappropriate expression of fear?

Psychology 3558 Anxiety Disorders

Psychology 3559 Anxiety Disorders Biological Bases of Anxiety Disorders Fear evoked by threatening stimulus: Stressor Manifested by stress response Stimulus-response relationship strengthened (and weakened) by experience Stress: Corticotropin- releasing hormone (CRH)-> adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-> cortisol

Psychology Anxiety Disorders

Psychology Anxiety Disorders Treatments for Anxiety Disorders Psychotherapy Anxiolytic Medications Role of GABA Benzodiazepines Serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) Drug target: CRH receptors

Psychology Affective Disorders A Description of Affective Disorders Major Depression Depression Dysthymia Bipolar Disorder Manic-depressive disorder Mania Hypomania

Psychology Affective Disorders

Psychology Affective Disorders

Psychology Affective Disorders

Psychology Affective Disorders

Psychology Schizophrenia A Description of Schizophrenia Severe mental disorder Symptoms of schizophrenia: Loss of contact with reality Three types of schizophrenia Paranoid schizophrenia Disorganized schizophrenia Catatonic schizophrenia

Psychology Schizophrenia

Psychology Schizophrenia

Psychology Schizophrenia