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Pharmacology Ch 16
Test 2 Ch. 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | Disorder typically diagnosed in childhood and adolescence characterized by hyperactivity as well as attention, organization, and behavior control issues. |
| Bipolar disorder | Syndrome characterized by extreme and opposite moods, such as euphoria and depression. |
| Depression | Disorder characterized by depressed mood, lack of energy, sleep disturbances, abnormal eating patterns, and feelings of despair, guilt, and misery. |
| Dysthymic disorder | Less severe type of mood disorder that may prevent a person from feeling well or functioning normally. |
| Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) | Treatment used for serious and life-threatening mood disorders in patients who are unresponsive to pharmacotherapy. |
| Major depressive disorder | A depressed mood lasting for a minimum of 2 weeks that is present for most of the day, every day, or almost every day. |
| Mania | Condition characterized by an expressive, impulsive, excitable, and overreactive nature. |
| Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) | Drug inhibiting monoamine oxidase, an enzyme that terminates the actions of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and serotonin. |
| Mood disorder | Change in behavior such as clinical depression, emotional swings, or manic depression. |
| Mood stabilizer | Drug that levels mood that is used to treat bipolar disorder and mania. |
| Postpartum depression | Occurring after childbirth. |
| Psychotic depression | Expression of intensely negative mood shifts and unusual behaviors involving hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech patterns, or loss of contact with reality. |
| Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) | Type of depression experienced during the dark winter months. |
| Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) | Drug that selectively inhibits the reuptake of serotonin into nerve terminals; used mostly for depression. |
| Serotonin syndrome (SES) | Set of signs and symptoms associated with overmedication with antidepressants that includes altered mental status, fever, sweating, and lack of muscular coordination. |
| Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) | Specifically inhibit the reabsorption of serotonin and norepinephrine and elevate mood by increasing the levels of these agents in the central nervous system. |
| Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) | Class of drugs used in the pharmacotherapy of depression. |
| Tyramine | Form of the amino acid tyrosine that is found in foods such as cheese, beer, wine, and yeast products. |
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