Psychiatry 101
This mood disorder is characterized by episodes of mania or hypomania and episodes of depression.
What is bipolar disorder?
This neurotransmitter is strongly associated with the brain's reward pathways and is implicated in psychosis.
What is dopamine?
True or false: Germophobia and perfectionism are the main symptoms of OCD.
What is false? OCD can take many forms and isn't limited to contamination fears or perfectionism.
This hormone rises in response to stress and is released through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
What is cortisol?
This type of therapy helps patients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This disorder is characterized by excessive, difficult-to-control worry about multiple aspects of everyday life.
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
This brain structure, part of the limbic system, is especially important for fear processing.
What is the amygdala?
TRUE OR FALSE: Schizophrenia is a word that broken up means “split mind”, but what’s the name of the psychological disorder that refers to a person who has two or more distinct personality states?
What is FALSE, this describes dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
This sleep stage is associated with vivid dreaming and rapid eye movements.
What is REM sleep?
These medications are commonly used as first-line pharmacologic treatments for many depressive and anxiety disorders.
What are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
This disorder involves obsessions (intrusive, unwanted thoughts) and/or compulsions (repetitive behaviors or mental acts).
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
This neurotransmitter is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the adult central nervous system.
What is GABA?
True or false: PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) only occurs after military combat or war
What is false? PTSD can occur after many events including natural disatsers, serious accidents, abuse/assault, and the death of a loved one.
This term describes the inability to fall asleep, stay asleep, or obtain restorative sleep despite adequate opportunity.
What is insomnia?
This antipsychotic medication is particularly associated with the risk of agranulocytosis and requires blood count monitoring.
What is clozapine?
What 2 cities does Adaeze (PsychSIGN's president) claim to be from?
What are Greensboro, NC and Boston, MA
This brain region helps regulate planning, decision-making, impulse control, and aspects of emotional regulation.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This term describes discrimination or negative assumptions directed toward people with mental health conditions.
What is mental health stigma?
This branch of the autonomic nervous system activates the body's “fight-or-flight” response.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This therapy focuses on mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
What is dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)?
This term describes a false, fixed belief that persists despite clear evidence to the contrary.
What is a delusion?
This neurotransmitter is targeted by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a common class of antidepressants.
What is serotonin?
True or false: Someone can have depression even if they don't look sad to others.
What is true? Symptoms and outward presentations vary between individuals.
This brain region, important for circadian rhythms, receives light-related information from the retina and helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle.
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)?
This mood stabilizer is associated with Ebstein anomaly when taken during pregnancy.
What is lithium?