BIO-L140 1nd EditionExam # 1 Study Guide Lectures: 1 - 2Lecture 1 (Dr. Kellams)I’ve taken the quiz and these are essentially the main points you need to know, it is all multiple choice so some of them get a little tricky. Be careful. - 1% of people in the world have schizophrenia- 1955 – Thorazine introduced as a treatment for psychiatric disorders, mainly schizophrenia- 1988 – Prozac was introduced to the world by Eli Lilly - Late 60’s Clozapine was developed. Requires a blood draw in the U.S to detect agranulocytosis - Syndrome: group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms- Etiology: A cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition not a syndrome. - The brain is a learning machine. Lecture 2 (Dr. Schmetzer) - There are genetic, biochemical, physical, anatomical and clinical components to mental illnesses that support their biological nature. - Placebo: a harmless pill or procedure given more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect. - For some people with mental illnesses psychotherapy and group therapy are beneficial. This was also studied a long time ago in patients with breast cancer. - PET scans and fMRI scans as evidence to support anatomical differences in patients with certain mental illnesses.- Studies on identical twins one with schizophrenia and one without to show subtle changes in brain anatomy. In identical twins with one having schizophrenia, the concordance is around 40 to 50%. *Added note (For fraternal twins it is around
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