Six Major Neurotransmitters Joy Pachowicz PSY 350 Professor Alina Perez – Sheppe April 24, 2011 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss the six major neurotransmitters. There are more than six neurotransmitters; but, in this paper, we will speak of six. To understand what neurotransmitters do; it will be necessary to do a small review of some other terms that will be included in explaining the six major neurotransmitters. Neurons are basic elements
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Appendix C Brain Response of Behavior Part I Note: Parts II and III follow below, complete all three. Write a 350- to 700-word response to the following: Explain the communication process of neurons in the brain. List some common neurotransmitters and describe their effect on behavior. Through an electrochemical process, the communication of neurons takes place. Neurons processes all the information in the human body. Neurons are responsible for the transmission of communication
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stressful events such as: physical/sexual abuse, loss of a loved one, a difficult relationship or financial problems * Blood relatives with a history of depression, bipolar disorder, alcoholism or suicide Major depressive disorder affects nearly 15 million Americans in a given year. MAJOR RISK FACTORS- being female, being African-American and living in poverty. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Causes: It
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Interestingly, once the electrical impulse reaches the terminal button, it is released via a chemical process to bridge the gap (or synapse) to the next neuron. The chemicals that are released are called neurotransmitters. Dendrites are covered with receptor sites to receive the neurotransmitters. Each
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information to other neurons within the human body. For the sake of this paper we are assuming that the neurons are transmitting the neurotransmitter adenosine, a neurotransmitter that blocks all other neurotransmitters from exciting the brain. Caffeine is what is called an adenosine antagonist, which blocks the effects of adenosine and several other neurotransmitters. [Transition
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Look into Major Depressive Disorder Have you ever felt sad or helpless? Have you ever felt that your entire world was falling apart, and there was not anything that you could do to fix it? Unfortunately, this is the case for millions of people every day who suffer from major depression. Major depression can present itself in many forms, display various symptoms, and have different treatment options based on the individual’s level of depression. Although some do not consider major depression
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spinal cord? The central nervous system 4. This sketch shows two neurons. Label the following elements of this figure: cell body, dendrites, axon, synapse, presynaptic cell, postsynaptic cell, synaptic vesicles, synaptic terminal, and neurotransmitter. axin synapse presynapse cell dendrites vesticles synapse postsynapse 5. What is shown in the box above? What do the red spheres represent? Chemical signal Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. -1- AP
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psychological and biological explanations of major depression. Psychological explanations refer to the cognitive and behavioral theories of major depression such as negative cognitions, learned helplessness, and hopelessness. While biological explanations refer to genetic and neurochemical factors to explain the development and maintenance of major depression (Davey, 2011). Major depression, also commonly referred to as clinical depression, major depressive illness, major affective disorder, or unipolar mood
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change in the season. According to the handbook Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) fourth edition text revised, SAD is considered a pattern “a specifier of major depression”, or subtype, of another mood disorder diagnosis. For example, an individual may be diagnosed as having a major depressive episode with a seasonal pattern. SAD was introduced and named in 1984 by Norman E. Rosenthal as well as his colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health. Rosenthal is
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Exercise Can it Fix Everything or is it at Least Helpful in Overcoming Depression Attention: Exercise has been greeted as the panacea or “cure all” by many people worldwide. Are you overweight? Exercise! Stressed? Exercise! Tired? Exercise! Anxious? Depressed? Exercise! Need: Everyone can benefit from exercise, but I chose to narrow my topic to the affect of exercising on alleviating depression (2011: Mayo Clinic Staff). We certainly have a need in America to find avenues to assist
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