NUR 330 Psychopharmacology
- Neurotransmitters
Answer chemical messengers that the body can't function without
their job is to carry chemical signals (messages) from one neuron (nerve cell) to the next target cell
- Acetylcholine
Answer (Cholinergic)
Functions
sleep, arousal, pain perception, movement, memory Increased levels Depression Decreased levels
Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, and Parkinson's Disease
- Norepinephrine
Answer (Monoamines)
Functions
mood, cognition, perception, locomotion, cardiovascular functioning, sleep, and arousal
Increased levels
Mania, Anxiety States, Schizophrenia Decreased levels 1 / 2
Depression
- Dopamine
Answer (Monoamines)
Functions
movement and coordination, emotions, voluntary judgement, release of prolactin
Increased levels
Mania and Schizophrenia
Decreased levels
Parkinson's Disease and Depression
- Serotonin
Answer (Monoamines)
Functions
sleep and arousal, libido, appetite, mood, aggression, pain, perception, coordination, and judgement
Increased levels
Anxiety States Decreased levels Depression
- Receptors
- / 2
Answer specific proteins intended to respond to a chemical (neurotransmitter) normally present in blood