PSYC476 Lecture Notes - Risperidone, Chlorpromazine, Ketamine

• School: University of Otago
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC476
• Professor: Kristin Hillman

Document Summary

Thought to be caused by god etc. The brain and behaviour relationship: recall the definition of behaviour if you want to change behaviour, yu must change the brain. Pharmacotherapy/drug therapy: these therapies do help insanity. Insanity in current contexts: the term insanity is no longer used in most professional fields in law, can be used in court (plead insane, specific diagnonses are preferred e. g. schizophrenia. All have their own characteristics, and diagnoses . What is psychosis: dysregulation in information processing within the brain leading to altered mental states, symptoms can span a range of mental functions: 3 different classes: positive symptoms increase in function, negative symptoms. Presents in conditions such as schizophrenia, mania, dementia, delirium, drug influence and schizoaffective disorder: drugs can also produce psychotic behaviours what drugs can produce psychosis. Schizophrenia: dsm-iv criteria, typically surfaces in early adulthood, increased suicide risk. Can be fatal, important to talk about and work through in therapy etc: variable course of outcome.