AP Psych Biomedical Treatment

All of the following are categories of biomedical treatment EXCEPT:    

• Insight therapy 
• Psychopharmacology (Drug therapy ) 
• Electroconvulsive therapy (Shock therapy)
• Psychosurgery 

Biomedical treatment  is often used in conjunction with psychotherapy

• True
• False

What has contributed to the decline of people being institutionalized? 

• Lobotomies
• ECT
• biomedical treatments like medication
• talk therapy 

Used to treat schizophrenia, functions by blocking dopamine receptor sites. 

• Mood-stabilizing medication
• Antidepressant medication
• Antianxiety medication
• Antipsychotic medication

Side effects of antipsychotic drugs include: 

• excess dopamine levels
• auditory hallucinations and paranoia
• tremors, like those in Parkinson’s; tardive dyskinesia- involuntary movements 
• low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine

These depress central nervous system activity. Examples include  Xanax and Ativan. 

• Mood-stabilizing medication
• Antidepressant medication
• Antianxiety medication
• Antipsychotic medication

Antianxiety medication could be used to treat:

• bipolar disorder

• dissociative identity disorder

• panic disorder

• schizophrenia

These work to increase the availability of norepinephrine and serotonin.  Examples include  Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil.  

• Mood-stabilizing medication
• Antidepressant medication
• Antianxiety medication
• Antipsychotic medication

These are also called SSRIs (selective-serotonin-
reuptake-inhibitor drugs) because they block the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin. 

• Mood-stabilizing medication
• Antidepressant medication
• Antianxiety medication
• Antipsychotic medication

These are used to reduce the severity of the highs and lows that someone with Bipolar Disorder experiences.  Examples include lithium carbonate and Depakote. 

• Mood-stabilizing medication
• Antidepressant medication
• Antianxiety medication
• Antipsychotic medication