The Biomedical Therapies Therapies aimed at the altering the body chemistry.
Psychopharmacology The study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior.
Drugs and Hospitalization Revolutionized the treatment of people with severe disorders.
Emptying of Mental Hospitals
Testing New Drugs When a new drug is released there is always a lot of enthusiasm. Must use a double-blind procedure to combat placebo and experimental effects.
Classification of psychoactive drugs
These drugs often have powerful Antipsychotic Drugs Antipsychotic drugs are a class of medicines used to treat psychosis and other mental and emotional conditions. Typically excite dopamine receptors They help schizophrenics with both positive and negative symptoms. These drugs often have powerful side effects
Some of the most widely abused drugs. Antianxiety Drugs Includes drugs like Xanax, Valium and Librium. Like alcohol, they depress nervous system activity. Some of the most widely abused drugs. Do they really solve the problem?
Antidepressant Drugs Lift you up out of depression. Many increase the neurotransmitter norepinephrine but some are serotonin inhibitors (SSRI).
Prozac, Paxil Zoloft Work by blocking serotonin reuptake. Neurotransmitter animation
Mood Stabilizing Medications Prescribed for those who suffer from the highs and lows of bipolar disorder The salt lithium is an effective mood stabilizer. Lithium also reduces the risk of suicide in bipolar patients.
How the Mind is affected by medication Medication Video 12:25
Brain Stimulation Therapies
Electroconvulsive Therapy Biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient. ECT Video
Repetitive Transcranial magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Applies repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain; used to stimulate brain activity. Depressed moods seem to improve. Minimal side effects: no memory loss, no seizures
Psychosurgery Surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an effort to change behavior. Egas Moniz developed the lobotomy in the 1930s.
Walter Freeman, the Lobotomist Lobotomy Walter Freeman developed a technique of using an ice pick like instrument through the eye sockets cutting the links between the frontal lobes and the emotional control centers. Walter Freeman, the Lobotomist
Therapeutic Lifestyle Change Based on the idea that the mind and the body are a unit – affect one and you affect the other.
Therapeutic Lifestyle Change Aerobic Exercise 30 minutes a day, at least 3 times a week Adequate Sleep A goal of 7 – 8 hours a night Light Exposure At least 30 minutes each morning Social Connection At least two meaningful social engagements per week Antirumination Identifying and redirecting negative thoughts Nutritional Supplements
Assignment Reproduce the following tables for study from the Green AP Psychology textbook: Table 71.2 on page 725 Table 73.1 on page 748