PSYC 1010 Quiz: Summary Sheet of biological approach to treating OCD

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: ozzy mermut

Document Summary

Key words/studies to remember: ocd,anti- depressant,ssri,snri,tricyclics,fluoxetine,clomipramine,neurons,presynaptic neuron,postsynaptic receptor site,synapes,neuro transmitters,receptor sites,synaptic vesicles, diffusion,axon. Usually neurotransmitters such as serotonin are able to diffuse across the synapse and reach the beginning of the next neuron. However in the brains of patients with ocd few amounts of serotonin can bind to the receptor sites on the dendrites. To address this issue psychiatrists prescribe ocd patients with selective serotonin reputable. Ssri"s are said to inhibit or prevent the re-absorption of serotonin. This compensates for the breakdown of serotonin and increases the levels present in the synapse. Alternative medication is also available for curing ocd. Selective- noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors not only prevents noradrenaline reuptake but also stops serotonin being recycled. A last resort is tricyclics. , these are an older form of anti-depressentants. {clompramine}which have the same effect on the serotonin system as ssri"s but also have more severe side effects.