Group 5
100+ Precise roles not known 3 categories
2 parts of the autonomic system Sympathetic “fight or flight” Parasympathetic “rest and digest” or “feed and breed”
Defined as idiopathic parkinsonism Motor Symptoms: Tremor, Bradykinesia, Rigidity, Postural instability. Neuropsychiatric conditions: Executive Dysfunction. Treatments: MAO-B inhibitors, Dopamine agonists, Surgery.
Diagnosis: personal experience, observations Symptoms: feelings of hopelessness, loss of interest, mood changes 5-10% suffer from one or more depression episodes Genetically linked?
Determines mood Precise relationship still not known
Medication: re-uptake inhibitors Psychotherapy: sympathetically explore the patients state of mind, leading to self help Electroconvulsive therapy: induced ‘seizure’