Psy 365 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Primary marijuana psychoactive - THC Drug tests are looking for which marijuana metabolite? - THC-COOH. which is an inactive metabolite that excreted in urine, feces What breaks down THC? - Hepatic cytochrome breaks down THC. Cannabis sativa - Produces an energetic high, people feel happier, laughing. Cannabis indica - Produces a relaxing, numbness high, body high, increased taste and munchies Marijuana chemicals - There are about 60-85 psychoactive chemicals in marijuana. And about 400 i...

What is the difference between reactive depression and a major depressive disorder? - *Reactive depression*: Situational based depression usually caused by an event or environmental factor -Treatment: time or therapy *Major depressive episode*: No specific reason why it's caused, recurrent Characterized by any of the following over 2 week period: depressed mood, diminished interest, weight loss/gain, insomnia/hypersomnia, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, etc. -Treatment: Medication Re...

Amygdala - fear, aggression, emotional regulation Hippocampus - formation of new memories Basal Ganglia - motor movement/control of voluntary fine and gross motor movement caudate nucleus - one of the major nuclei that make up the basal ganglia Thalamus - sensory relay station Hypothalamus - eating, drinking, sexual behaviors, basic regulatory functions Pituitary gland - Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands - releases...

Reactive depression - Depression reaction to some event that occurs in your life. (ex; death in the family) DOES NOT REQUIRE MEDICATION!!! Major depressive episode - Depression for no specific reason and its recurrent (more intense) commonly occurring. Major depressive episode is multiple disorders over time, treat with medication Symptoms of major depressive episode - Characterized by symptoms that last for more than 2 weeks *Depressed Mood *Diminished Interest/Pleasure *Significant We...

The longest human axons are: a. less than a millimeter in length b. a few millimeters in length c. a few centimeters in length d. over a meter in length - ️️d. over a meter in length Spinal interneurons are considered to be part of the: a. central nervous system b. peripheral nervous system c. autonomic nervous system d. sensory-motor system - ️️a. central nervous system The glial cells that form the sheath surrounding myelinated axons in the central nervous system are call...

What are some potential causes of a hangover following too much alcohol ingestion? - acetaldehyde: too much alcohol leads to too much acetaldehyde which makes you feel bad/hungover Congeners: make you sick Loss of water in your body-dehydration Alcohol is a gastric irritant (can irritate lining of stomach leading to nausea and vomiting) ***Tannins found in red wine might have antioxidant effects and contribute to hangovers What percentage of alcohol is metabolized in one hour? - 0.015% of...

Chapter 15 Emotions and Mental Disorders - Chapter 15: Emotions and Mental Disorders Emotion - a subjective mental state that is usually accompanied by distinctive behaviors as well as involuntary physiological changes Sympathetic Nervous System - a component of the autonomic nervous system that arises from the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord Parasympathetic Nervous System - A component of the autonomic N.S. that arises from both the cranial nerves and the sacral spinal cord James-Lange ...

When was family systems theory founded and by who? - in the 1950s by white, upper-middle class, heterosexual men with no explicit religious affiliation, full citizenship, highly educated, and psychiatrists, and therefore medical doctors, the highest in status of mental health professionals. Homeostasis - Processes by which a system maintains equilibrium, continuity, and sameness in the face of events that threaten continuity or change Function of the Symptom Homeostasis - Individual's symp...

Pharmacokinetics - The study of the movement of drugs through the body How much of the drug gets absorbed into the bloodstream if its taken orally? - 75-80% Routes of drug absorption - Orally Rectally Inhalation Transdermal Absorbed through mucus membrane Injection(intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous) Which route of absorption gets to the brain faster? - Inhalation Which route of absorption goes directly into the bloodstream? - Intravenous Which route of absorption is the slowest?...

What are some potential causes of a hangover following too much alcohol ingestion? - ️️acetaldehyde: too much alcohol leads to too much acetaldehyde which makes you feel bad/hungover Congeners: make you sick Loss of water in your body-dehydration Alcohol is a gastric irritant (can irritate lining of stomach leading to nausea and vomiting) ***Tannins found in red wine might have antioxidant effects and contribute to hangovers What percentage of alcohol is metabolized in one hour? - ️...