N110 Leon Final —
Lectures 7-9
(questions and
answers)
Impaired attention, the inability to experience
pleasure, sleep disturbance, decrease in appetite,
feeling of hopelessness and isolation, and suicidal
thoughts - answer Mental symptoms
Statistics show that the ____________ has increased
depression among adults aged 18 to 24. - answer
pandemic
Spending one or more hours a day __________ is
________________ of depression and increased
__________ risk factors in teens. - answer online;
one cause; suicide
Norephinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin are all
examples of ____________ - answer monoamines
,The monoamine ________ hypothesis stated that
decreased ___________ induces depression,
particularly ____________ - answer depletion;
monoamines; serotonin
SSRI's increase synaptic ____________ - answer
serotonin
Examples of SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors) - answer Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro
Some issues with the monoamine hypothesis are:
• depressed people don't have ______________,
• ____________ serotonin doesn't produce depression,
• ______________ serotonin doesn't help with
recovery,
• and SSRI's take ________ to work. - answer low
serotonin; depleting; increasing; weeks
Depressed people don't have ______________ - answer
low serotonin
__________ serotonin does not produce __________ -
answer Depleting; depression
, ______________ serotonin with other drugs doesn't
help with people __________ from depression -
answer Increasing; recover
SSRIs act within ________ to increase
neurotransmitters - answer minutes
SSRI's take ________ to reduce depression - answer
weeks
About 80% of people _______ taking antidepressants
with a month - answer stop
Changes in the _________________ EEG within 48 hours
of starting medication helps to indicate which
people will do ______ on a certain SSRI - answer
prefrontal cortex; well
______ can precipitate or worsen depression
because of chronically high levels of __________ -
answer Stress; cortisol
Childhood abuse, neglect, loss, or other ______
stresses can lead to chronically high levels of
_________, and make people more prone to
____________ - answer early; cortisol; depression
Lectures 7-9
(questions and
answers)
Impaired attention, the inability to experience
pleasure, sleep disturbance, decrease in appetite,
feeling of hopelessness and isolation, and suicidal
thoughts - answer Mental symptoms
Statistics show that the ____________ has increased
depression among adults aged 18 to 24. - answer
pandemic
Spending one or more hours a day __________ is
________________ of depression and increased
__________ risk factors in teens. - answer online;
one cause; suicide
Norephinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin are all
examples of ____________ - answer monoamines
,The monoamine ________ hypothesis stated that
decreased ___________ induces depression,
particularly ____________ - answer depletion;
monoamines; serotonin
SSRI's increase synaptic ____________ - answer
serotonin
Examples of SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors) - answer Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro
Some issues with the monoamine hypothesis are:
• depressed people don't have ______________,
• ____________ serotonin doesn't produce depression,
• ______________ serotonin doesn't help with
recovery,
• and SSRI's take ________ to work. - answer low
serotonin; depleting; increasing; weeks
Depressed people don't have ______________ - answer
low serotonin
__________ serotonin does not produce __________ -
answer Depleting; depression
, ______________ serotonin with other drugs doesn't
help with people __________ from depression -
answer Increasing; recover
SSRIs act within ________ to increase
neurotransmitters - answer minutes
SSRI's take ________ to reduce depression - answer
weeks
About 80% of people _______ taking antidepressants
with a month - answer stop
Changes in the _________________ EEG within 48 hours
of starting medication helps to indicate which
people will do ______ on a certain SSRI - answer
prefrontal cortex; well
______ can precipitate or worsen depression
because of chronically high levels of __________ -
answer Stress; cortisol
Childhood abuse, neglect, loss, or other ______
stresses can lead to chronically high levels of
_________, and make people more prone to
____________ - answer early; cortisol; depression
