Name the Disorder
Lithium
What is Bipolar Disorder?
This drug is used to treat anxiety
What are Xanax or Ativan?
Drug therapies approach treatment from this perspective of psychology
What is the biological approach?
Early forms of this type of therapy often resulted in brain damage and memory loss
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
This athlete has the most Instagram followers (670 million, to be exact).
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
Xanax and Ativan
What are anxiety disorders?
Lithium is this type of drug (and treats bipolar disorder)
What is a mood-stabilizing disorder?
A type of psychosurgery that is no longer done (it cuts the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to emotion-controlling centers of the brain)
What is a lobotomy?
This type of drug often produces delayed results (sometimes 4 weeks), perhaps because increased serotonin results in neurogenesis
What are antidepressants?
This person holds the most Oscar awards.
Who is Walt Disney?
SSRIs like Prozac and Zoloft
What is depression?
These types of drugs work by depressing the central nervous system activity. Critics worry about their addictive qualities and withdrawal symptoms.
What are anxiety drugs like Xanax or Ativan?
These types of drugs work by prolonging the time serotonin molecules remain in the brain's synapses.
What are SSRIs?
This type of drug can be addictive; regular users may experience withdrawal symptoms when they stop using it.
What are antianxiety medications?
This pop singer famously performed with an albino Burmese python at the 2001 MTV Music Awards.
Who is Britney Spears?
Antipsychotics like Thorazine, Risperdal, and Zyprexa
What is schizophrenia?
Name 3 three therapeutic lifestyle changes (not drugs) that can help our mental health
What are: exercise, nutrition, relationships, recreation, relation, religious/spiritual engagement
Hypnosis has been shown to be helpful in treating these types of disorders
What are pain and anxiety?
Placebos produced improvement comparable to about 75% of this type of drug's effect (given that aerobic exercise and CBT also work, some argue that such drugs should perhaps be used as a last resort).
What are antidepressants?
Before he was the lead singer in the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was the drummer in this band.
What is Nirvana?
What is depression?
The molecules of this type of drug are similar enough to dopamine that they work by blocking dopamine receptors, thereby blocking dopamine activity.
What are antipsychotic drugs like Thorazine?
Name 3 different biomedical treatments that have been effective in treating depression
What are ECT, Transcranial Magnetic Stim, Deep Brain Stim, Prozac, Zoloft?
Long-term use of antipsychotics can produce this side effect, which is the involuntary movement of facial muscles, tongue, or limbs.
What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
This is the name of the ice cream shop Steve and Robin work at in season 3 of Stranger Things.
What is Scoops Ahoy?