- ANS-in the 18th century the use of _____ treatments was fairly common
-Antidepressants cause serotonin levels to rise within a few hours after administration,
but no effects on symptoms are seen until 2-4 weeks of daily administration
-Experimentally depleting serotonin levels doesn't result in depression
-Treatments that don't target serotonin specifically work just as well as those that do
-Serotonin levels are too low in depressed people, was the hypothesis - ANS-why
serotonin hypothesis is incomplete
-dont have to prove that it is safe, that it works, or that it contains what it says
-considered supplements
-cant claim to cure a disease - ANS-restrictions with herbal medications not being
regulated?
-Kaptchuk et al (2010)
-patients were given either no treatment or open label placebo
-found even though they knew it was a placebo, they still reported feeling better - ANS-
clinical trial of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
-person
-experiment
-findings
-told soldiers that water was morphine, and saw significant improvements
-advocated incorporation into drug testing (placebos be used) - ANS-Henry Beecher
placebo experiment
1. Pre contemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
6. Relapse - ANS-6 stages of change
1) Hypothalamus releases substances/hormones into the pituitary gland
2) Pituitary gland releases hormones that goes off into glands/organs
3) Peripheral gland/organ - ANS-Hypothalamic endocrine response
2 - ANS-drugs must now beat a placebo in ___ trials
3:5:1 - ANS-optimum ration of total cholesterol
5 year survival rate - ANS-indicates what percentage of patients are alive after 5 years
, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors ; acetylcholine levels - ANS-treatment for Alzheimers:
______________ reduces breakdown of neurotransmitter called _____________ in
brain
acupuncture - ANS-procedure involves superficially inserting thin needles in different
sites over the body
-says to remove disruptions of qi through the body called meridians
age
sex
race
family history - ANS-examples of non modifiable risk factors
Agonists - ANS-acting on the receptor and doing the same thing as the neurotransmitter
alcohol
diet
drugs - ANS-examples of modifiable risk factors
alternative medicine - ANS-natural and holistic medicine, wellness promotion
Alzheimers (science reason) - ANS--loss of neurons in brain and brainstem
-loss of neurons associated with protein misfolding and accumulation
Alzheimers (symptoms) - ANS--form on dementia
-trouble encoding new information
-memory loss, problems w communication, loss of mobility, weight loss, incontinence,
unusual behavior
analgesia, euphoria, sedation - ANS-effects of opioid analgesics
angina pectoris - ANS-heart is not getting enough blood, happens when they exert
themselves, pain in their chest
angioplasty - ANS-surgical procedures CVD:
has blockage, take a balloon and thread catheter through to the blockage and blow up
balloon, push plaque against lining
Anhedonia - ANS-when a person develops inability to develop pleasure sober after
using drugs that cause pleasure
Antagonists - ANS-blocks the neurotransmitter, blocks the pleasurableness so they lose
addiction
anterior pituitary gland - ANS--synthesizes its own hormones like ACTH, beta endorphin
etc..