Neurotransmitters

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Select everything dopamine effects/plays a role in.

Motivation, Attention/focus, Addiction, Mood, Energy, Learning, Motor Functions, Retaining memories, Plays role in processing pain, Plays role in N/V

Select what can happen when someone doesn’t have enough dopamine.

Low mood and energy, Movement disorders, Inattentive, Lack of motivation, Lack of concentration

Select what can happen when someone has too much dopamine.

Psychomotor agitation, Irritability, Psychosis, Hallucination, Paranoia, Aggression, Anxiety

Select what serotonin plays a role in.

Aggression, Sex, Social behavior, Apetite and digestion, Sleep, Memory, Body temperature, Maintaing mood balance

Select what happens when someone doesn’t have enough serotonin (5HT).

Low mood, Anxiety, Insomnia, OCD, Panic, Low motivation, Altered social behaviors

Select what happens when someone has too much serotonin (5HT).

Nausea, Vomitting, Nervousness, HA, Akathesia (muscle quivering/restlessnes, ⬆️risk of suicide), EPS extrapyramidal symptoms, Anorexia, Sexual side side effect

Select the functions of serotonin in the brain.

Mood, Fears, Anxiety, Feelings of relaxation, Mental focus, Learing ability, Clarity of thought

Select the function of serotonin in the gut.

Satiety, Food cravings, Digestion, Nutrient absorption, Peristalsis

Dopamine versus serotonin. DOPAMINE:

Triggered by acts of short term pleasure, Dopamine touches 5 receptors in the brain, Addictive, “Always wanting more”

Dopamine versus serotonin. SEROTONIN

Triggered by acts of long term satisfaction, Touches 14 brain receptors, Non-addictive, “Being greatful for what you have”

Select what norepinephrine plays a role in (NE)

Attentivenss, Emotions, Anxiety, Irritability, Focus, Learning, Memory, Mood, Can act as both a hormone or a neurotransmitter, “Fight or flight”

Select what happens if someone doesn’t have enough NE.

Low mood, Lack of focus, Pain, Insomnia, Low energy, Low motivation, Memory and learning problems

Select what can happens when someone has too much NE.

Tremors, Tachycardia, Hypertension, Sweating, Insomnia, Erectile dysfunction, Ejactulation issues

Select statements true of Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

WIthout GABA neurons would fire uncontrollably, Is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that functions as a break for the ecitatory nts, Lack of GABa can result in anxiety, siezures, and insomnia, Anticonvulsant and muscle relaxation, May impair cognition and psychomotor functioning, Reduction of aggression and anxiety

Select statements true to glutamate

Plays role in Alzheimer’s, injuries, traumatic memories, cog. function, and behavioral tasks, Is a major excitatory neurotransmitter Can excite and turn on almost all CNS neurons, Associated with dissociative sx in PTSD, Too much stress can cause hippocampal damage

Select statements true to histamine.

Involved in alertness, sleep/wake cycle, Involved in learning and memory, Involved in Inflammatory response, Decreased= sedation, weight gain, anticholinergis effects

Select statement true to acetylcholine (Ach)

Role in learning and memory, Mood regulation, Affects sexual and aggressive behaviors, Stimualtes the parasympathetic nervous system, Decreased= Alzheimer’s, huntingtons, Parkinson’s

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