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| electroconvulsive therapy |
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Definition
- physician paralyzes the patient in preperation for the procedure (so when patient seizes, wont go out of control)
- physician induces a generalized seizure in patient so brain shut down the seizure
- many cascades turn the brain back to its normal state
- causes memory problems (use bitemporal lobe, but now we do one temporal lobe)
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| transcranial magnetic stimulation (process, compare to ECT) |
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Definition
- less invasive version of ECT
- patient is awake, and you induce a generalized seizure in a very restricted area of the brain
- much more safe
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| vagal nerve stimulation (process, treatment used in) |
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Definition
- treat depression
- implant electrode in patients neck that stimulate the vagus nerve
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| deep brain stimulation (purpose) |
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Definition
- used in seizure control in patieints who are not responsive to seizure medications/ anticonvulsants
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| Biopsychosocial model (definition) |
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Definition
| set of statements about the multiple contributions of patients current illness and conditions from biological, social, psychological, and developmental factors |
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| How do we assign priority within biopsychosocial model? |
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- it does not prioritize in advance
- you can attempt to prioritize contributory factors
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| describe stress diathesis model |
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Definition
- connects individual's diathesis (aka predisposition) with particular stresses that lead to formation of symptoms/syndromes
- ex: useful in schizophrenia and PTSD
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· the biologic manifestation of an inherited predisposition toward a specific error in information processing |
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