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Neurotransmitters
Act very quickly, but does not last long.
Acetocholine (Ach)
first neurotransmitter to be identified; released at neuromuscular junctions; synthesized from
acetic acid and choline by the enzyme family cholinesterase; enables muscle action, learning and
memory
- Thinking & comprehending
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Eating, sleeping, aggression - antiepileptics used to repress this.
Dopamine (DA)
Controls movements, attention, pleasure, & reward.
- Ex: Parkinson's disease pts have tremors b/c lack of dopamine, mostly muscle movement
control.
Serotonin
Controls eating, sleeping, mood, pain, depression, and coping w/ stress
Endorphins
Pain suppression, pleasurable feelings, & appetite
Ideas of reference
, Delusions (believing that events have been deliberately contrived for them.
Associated looseness
Jumbled thoughts
Agnosia
Loss of sensory recognition of objects
Aphasia
Loss of language ability
Alogia
Inability to speak d/t mental defect or concussion.
Apraxia
Loss of purposeful movement
Anomia
Can't remember words
Avolition
Lack of interest or engagement
Apathy
Feeling drained unable to start or follow through
Anhedonia
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Neurotransmitters
Act very quickly, but does not last long.
Acetocholine (Ach)
first neurotransmitter to be identified; released at neuromuscular junctions; synthesized from
acetic acid and choline by the enzyme family cholinesterase; enables muscle action, learning and
memory
- Thinking & comprehending
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Eating, sleeping, aggression - antiepileptics used to repress this.
Dopamine (DA)
Controls movements, attention, pleasure, & reward.
- Ex: Parkinson's disease pts have tremors b/c lack of dopamine, mostly muscle movement
control.
Serotonin
Controls eating, sleeping, mood, pain, depression, and coping w/ stress
Endorphins
Pain suppression, pleasurable feelings, & appetite
Ideas of reference
, Delusions (believing that events have been deliberately contrived for them.
Associated looseness
Jumbled thoughts
Agnosia
Loss of sensory recognition of objects
Aphasia
Loss of language ability
Alogia
Inability to speak d/t mental defect or concussion.
Apraxia
Loss of purposeful movement
Anomia
Can't remember words
Avolition
Lack of interest or engagement
Apathy
Feeling drained unable to start or follow through
Anhedonia
