Psychology 355 14 Mental illness Slide 2 Psychology 3552 General
Overview Mental illness and the brain Anxiety Disorders Affective
Disorders Schizophrenia Slide 3 Psychology 3553 Mental Illness and
the Brain Neurology - Branch of medicine concerned with the
diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders Psychiatry -
Branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
disorders that affect the mind or psyche (?) Slide 4 Psychology
3554 Mental Illness and the Brain Genetics + Environment ->
Brain activity -> Human behavior Genetics and environment are
each complex - the interaction is complicated Slide 5 Psychology
3555 Mental Illness and the Brain Mental illness - Diagnosable
disorder of thought, mood, or behavior that causes distress or
impaired functioning Disorders of the character? Disorders of the
mind? Disorders of the body? Slide 6 Psychology 3556 Mental Illness
and the Brain Psychoanalytic approach Behavioral approach
Biological approach Slide 7 Psychology 3557 Anxiety Disorders Fear
An adaptive response to threatening situations Innate and
species-specific Learned Anxiety disorders Inappropriate expression
of fear? Slide 8 Psychology 3558 Anxiety Disorders Slide 9
Psychology 3559 Anxiety Disorders Biological Bases of Anxiety
Disorders Fear evoked by threatening stimulus: Stressor Manifested
by stress response Stimulus-response relationship strengthened (and
weakened) by experience Stress: Corticotropin- releasing hormone
(CRH)-> adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-> cortisol Slide
10 Psychology 35510 Anxiety Disorders Slide 11 Psychology 35511
Anxiety Disorders Treatments for Anxiety Disorders Psychotherapy
Anxiolytic Medications Role of GABA Benzodiazepines
Serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) Drug target: CRH
receptors Slide 12 Psychology 35512 Affective Disorders A
Description of Affective Disorders Major Depression Depression
Dysthymia Bipolar Disorder Manic-depressive disorder Mania
Hypomania Slide 13 Psychology 35513 Affective Disorders Slide 14
Psychology 35514 Affective Disorders Slide 15 Psychology 35515
Affective Disorders Slide 16 Psychology 35516 Affective Disorders
Slide 17 Psychology 35517 Schizophrenia A Description of
Schizophrenia Severe mental disorder Symptoms of schizophrenia:
Loss of contact with reality Three types of schizophrenia Paranoid
schizophrenia Disorganized schizophrenia Catatonic schizophrenia
Slide 18 Psychology 35518 Schizophrenia Slide 19 Psychology 35519
Schizophrenia Slide 20 Psychology 35520 Schizophrenia
