Match the antidepressant

Blocks the activity of monoamine oxidase so that norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin are more available and more active in the brain.

MAOIs (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors)

Blocks the reuptake of serotonin and epinephrine back into the neuron

Tricyclic Antidepressants

Prevents the reuptake of serotonin leaving more serotonin neurotransmitters in the synapse.

SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors)

Blocks the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine leaving more of those neurotransmitters in the synapse .

SNRIs (Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)

Which of the following is a common withdrawal effect of caffeine?

Vasodilation leading to headaches

Flat affect, shuffle, tremors, difficulty moving quickly

EPS

Flat affect, anhedonia, avolition

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Abolishing operation for sleep, establishing operation for certain athletic activities, increase in alertness

Caffeine

Anxiolytics/Sedative-hypnotics DO NOT pass through the placenta barrier so they pose no risk to the developing fetus.

False

Involuntary clenching of the muscles

Dystonia

Symptoms include a low grade fever, feeling agitated, and heart arrhythmia.

Caffeinism

High doses of benzodiazepines require a slow titration schedule when the drug is discontinued to reduce the risk of seizures.

True

Drugs are adjusted if the person is growing or gaining weight to maintain a therapeutic dose.

Antipsychotics

Caffeine

Methylxanthines

The vagus nerve stimulator involves a small rectangular box that is implanted in the chest and attached to the vagus nerve. It stimulates the vagus nerve which sends mild pulses of electrical energy to the brain.

True

Which of the following is a common side effect of anticonvulsant medications?

Memory issues

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of methylxanthines?

Nicotine

Marplan (MAOI)

1st Generation

Elavil (Tricyclic Antidepressant)

1st Generation

Prozac, Zoloft (SSRI)

2nd Generation

Wellbutrin, Effexor (SNRI)

3rd Generation

Which of the following are potential behavioral functions of anticonvulsants?

Establishing operation for sleep

Abolishing operation for food

Select all the possible characteristics of depression

Depressed mood, sad, tears throughout most of the day

Increase in food intake or decrease in food intake

Increase in negative self-statements

Inappropriate guilt

Fatigue

Increase or decrease in weight

Insomnia or hypersomnia

The Geller and Seifter procedure found that when the rats were under the influence of benzodiazepines, their rate of response during the punishment schedule was _____________.

Higher

Higher

What types of data could a behavior analyst collect to help a doctor determine if an antidepressant is working for an individual? Select all that apply:

Duration of sleeping per day

Eating data

Duration of crying episodes

Weight data

Lip smacking, tongue thrusting

Tardive dyskinesia

These drugs are barbiturates and not as common anymore.

Nembutal, Luminal

These drugs are Z Drugs and have a very short half-life.

Ambien, Lunesta

These drugs are Benzodiazepines and are much more common.

Valium, Librium, Halcion, Restoril

A major risk associated with benzodiazepine and alcohol use together is:

Overdose and death

Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)

First Generation ( Typical) Antipsychotic

Olanzapine (Zyprexa)

Second Generation (Atypical) Antipsychotic

Aripiprazole (Abilify

Third Generation (Atypical) Antipsychotic

Haloperidol (Haldol)

First Generation (Typical) Antipsychotic

Risperidone (Risperdal)

Second Generation (Atypical) Antipsychotic

Theobromine

Methylxanthines

Restless, difficult to sit still, lots of movement of arms and legs

Akathisia

The primary site of caffeine’s action in the body is:

Brain

Which of the following are alternative uses for antipsychotic medications?

Anti-emetic (reducing the frequency of throwing up)

Help treat uncontrollabe ticks in Tourette's syndrome

Alcohol withdrawal

Extrapyramidal Side Effects are a concern and there is some risk of people developing diabetes while taking these drugs.

Antipsychotics

Theophylline

Methylxanthines

The Geller and Seifter Procedure demonstrated that benzodiazepines were an ________________ for punishment.

Abolishing Operation

Which of the following are subtypes of ADHD?

Inattentive

Hyperactive/Impulsive

Disorganized speech, delusions of grandeur, hallucinations

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Withdrawal effects include: slow release of drug from fat cells over time even after drug is discontinued which limits withdrawal effects

Antipsychotics

Anticonvulsants are also often used as mood or behavior stabilizers.

True

This syndrome happens when there is more serotonin in the system which can cause agitation, delirium, and extrapyramidal side effects such as disorientation, confusion, and anxiety.

Serotonin Syndrome

Match the anticonvulsant drugs with the correct classification.

Dilantin, Depakote

1st Generation

Match the anticonvulsant drugs with the correct classification.

Topamax, Neurontin

2nd Generation

People taking these drugs may feel less inhibited and start to emit behaviors that have been punished in the past.

Benzodiazepines

These drugs are used for anxiety and are longer acting.

Anxiolytics

These drugs are used as sleep aids and are shorter acting.

Sedative-hypnotics

These drugs can create strong EOs for food and fluids which may result in an increase in food-seeking and drink-seeking behavior.

Antipsychotics

Body is very rigid, person is unable to move and running a fever, can be fatal.

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Which of the following drugs are examples of anxiolytics or sedative-hypnotic drugs?

Barbiturates

Benzodiazepines

Z Drugs

Uses 3 classes: First Generation (Typical), Second Generation (Atypical), Third Generation (Atypical)

Antipsychotics

Match the description with the type of seizure.

Involves stiffening of the body and contraction of the muscles.

Tonic-clonic

Match the description with the type of seizure.

Muscle control is lost, their head may drop, they may fall over backwards or frontwards.

Atonic

Atonic

Match the description with the type of seizure.

The person zones or spaces out and then comes back.

Absence

Match the description with the type of seizure.

There is no loss of consciousness or consciousness is not affected. There may be certain sensory phenomenon such as certain tastes, smells, or sensations that the person experiences.

Simple

Match the description with the type of seizure.

Consciousness is impaired and the person experiences sensory disturbances and/or automatisms where they are moving about in their environment but they are not aware of what they are doing and may not remember it.

Complex

Which of the following are motor side effects of first generation (typical) antipsychotics?

EPS

Tardive Dyskinesia

Akathisia

Dystonia

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Withdrawal effects include an increase in seizures, increase in anxiety, increase in muscle tension.

Anxiolytics/Sedative-hypnotics

This is a screening procedure for anxiolytics.

Geller and Seifter Procedure

Both hemispheres in the brain are involved.

Generalized Seizures

Involves a loss of consciousness.

Generalized Seizures

Only one hemisphere or one part of the brain is involved.

Partial Seizures

Simple and Complex are categories of these types of seizures.

Partial Seizures

Tonic/Clonic, Atonic, and Absence are categories of these types of seizures.

Generalized Seizures

Blocks the adenosine receptor sites.

Caffeine

Match the description with the type of seizure.

Muscle control is lost, their head may drop, they may fall over backwards or frontwards.

Atonic

Withdrawal effects include: decrease in heart rate, increase in sleep, decrease in alertness, headache

Caffeine

Risperidone

Antipsychotics

Most first generation antipsychotic medications are considered dopamine antagonists and do which of the following?

Occupy the receptor site but doesn't operate it

Prevents the neurotransmitter from binding to the receptor site

Decreases the activity of dopamine

The Geller and Seifter procedure found that when the rats were not under the influence of benzodiazepines, their rate of response during the punishment schedule was _____________ .

Lower

Antidepressants take several days to reach therapeutic effect so they don’t function as positive reinforcers which means there are no real abuse concerns with these drugs.

True

affects the brain by blocking dopamine receptors

A dopamine antagonist

Block dopamine → help psychosis → can cause movement problems.

Typical

más problemas de peso y azúcar

medicines that help calm the brain when someone has big mood or thinking problems.

Atypical antipsychotics

Marca para dejar de fumar: cessation o sensation algo así

WELLBUTRIN (bupropion)

Zyban

Do antipsychotics all have the same risks?

No. All antipsychotics have some risks, but some have bigger risks than others.

Antidepressants come in different brands

One medicine can have:

• A generic name → the real scientific name
• Brand names → different company names for the same medicine

tonic-clonic / generalized seizure, not just tonic or atonic.

convultion

Inattentive Type

What it means:The person has trouble paying attention and staying focused, but is not overly hyperactive.

ADHD

Psychotropics are mainly excreted through

the kidneys

A behavioral effect of a stimulant - SD for food, AO for food, EO for food, or SΔ (delta) for food.

Stimulants typically increase activity or responding, making a behavior more likely.

EO for food ✅

How an antipsychotics is NOT administrated?

Inhalation