Mechanism of Action
This class of drugs work by enhancing the effect of GABA at the GABA-A receptor by increase frequency of chloride channel opening
What is Benzodiazepines?
This defense mechanism involves reverting to behaviors of an earlier developmental stage
What is REGRESSION?
Alcohol withdrawal seizures most commonly occur within this time window after the last drink?
what is 24-48 hours?
Known as the feel good neurotransmitter, the neurons are located in Raphe nuclei
What is Serotonin?
This medication enhances GABA activity by inhibiting GABA transaminase and blocking voltage-gated sodium channels
What is depakote?
This defense mechanism involves channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities
What is sublimation?
Delirium Tremens typically peak during this time frame after cessation of alcohol?
what is 48-72 hours?
This neurotransmitter gets enhanced by benzodiazepines, barbs, and alcohol
What is GABA?
This medication has the highest ratio of 5-HT2A to D2 receptor binding affinity compared to other medications in its class, contributing to its LOW rate of EPS.
What is Clozapine?
What is Seroquel?
In this defense mechanism, a person adopts the opposite behavior of what they truly feel
What is reaction formation?
Fentanyl is about this many times more potent than morphine on a milligram per milligram basis
What is 50-100 times?
Ketamine, PCP and memantine all block this neurotransmitters primary receptor (NMDA receptor)
What is glutamate?
This medication works by blocking voltage gated sodium channels stabilizing the inactive state of the channel. Hint: can be used for a neuralgia
What is Carbamazepine?
This neo-freudian psychiatrist broke from Freud by proposing that personality development is shaped by 8 psychosocial stages spanning the entire lifespan.
Who is Erik Erikson?
Thiamine deficiency severe enough to cause Wernicke encephalopathy develops after this many weeks of heavy drinking with little nutrition
what is 4-6 weeks?
Trazodone's sedating effect comes primarily from blocking the receptors for this neurotransmitter
Psilocybin (or SHROOMS) is a psychedelic that has been investigated for treatment resistant depression. It works primary as an agonist at what receptor?
What is 5-HT2A?
This defense mechanism involves separating emotions from events or ideas. Example: a trauma survivor calmly recounting horrific details with no visible affect
What is Isolation of affect?
Studies show that adolescents can develop symptoms of nicotine dependence within this many days of their first cigarette
What is as few as 2-3 days ?
What is dopamine?