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Psychology 355 14 Mental illness. Psychology 3552 General Overview Mental illness and the brain Anxiety Disorders Affective Disorders Schizophrenia.

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1 Psychology 355 14 Mental illness

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

3 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” (?)

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

5 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?

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

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

8 Psychology 3558 Anxiety Disorders

9 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

10 Psychology 35510 Anxiety Disorders

11 Psychology 35511 Anxiety Disorders Treatments for Anxiety Disorders Psychotherapy Anxiolytic Medications Role of GABA Benzodiazepines Serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) Drug target: CRH receptors

12 Psychology 35512 Affective Disorders A Description of Affective Disorders Major Depression Depression Dysthymia Bipolar Disorder Manic-depressive disorder Mania Hypomania

13 Psychology 35513 Affective Disorders

14 Psychology 35514 Affective Disorders

15 Psychology 35515 Affective Disorders

16 Psychology 35516 Affective Disorders

17 Psychology 35517 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

18 Psychology 35518 Schizophrenia

19 Psychology 35519 Schizophrenia

20 Psychology 35520 Schizophrenia


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