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16 Cards in this Set
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Psychotropic |
Any medications that affect the mind |
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Synapse |
Gap between nerves |
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Neurotransmitters |
Chemicals that facilitate the movement of messages across the synapses. |
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Blood-brain barrier |
Barrier in the brain that prevents toxic substance and some medication from entering the brain |
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Somatic |
Voluntary |
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Autonomic |
Involuntary |
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Cholinergic |
A nerve cell that releases acetylcholine, relaxes the body |
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Adrenergic |
Releasing epinephrine or norepinephrine, which excites the body |
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Sympatgomimetics |
Drugs the stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system |
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Analgesics |
Reduce pain without eliminating feeling or sensation |
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Opioid analgesics |
Strong pain killers the supress the CNS |
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Anxiolytic |
Reduce the intensity of those fears, dangers and tension |
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Hydantoins |
Delay sodium from crossing the neural membranes |
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) |
neurotransmitter inhibitor |
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Neuroleptics |
Antipsychotic medications th hat treat abnormal hallucinations |
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Drug holiday |
Patient stops taking medication for a week and then restarts them at a lower dose |
