PSY 365 Bundled Exams with complete solution

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 Char...

1. What are some potential causes of a hangover following too much alcohol ingestion? - dehydration, build up acetyldehyde, gi irritant, cogeners 2. What percentage of alcohol is metabolized in one hour? - .015% 4. What is the primary mechanism of action in the brain for alcohol? - GABA is inhibi...

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...

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, lau...

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 disord...

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...

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. Homeo...

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,...