After completing this course you’ll be able to:

• State several reasons psychiatrists don’t look at brain function.
• List five ways to evaluate brain function.
• State why two scans are done to evaluate a patient’s brain.
• Briefly describe the brain.
• Describe what happens when the limbic system is less active and overactive.
• List clinical problems associated with the anterior cingulated gyrus.
• Compare the dominant and nondominant temporal lobe.
• Describe the prefrontal cortex.
• List the advantages and limitations of self-report questionnaires.
• Define dysthymia.
• Describe overfocused anxiety/depression.
• Describe “emotional seizures.”
• State the most likely explanation for the cause of SAD.
• Define déjà vu.
• Describe unfocused anxiety/depression.
• Describe consciousness.
• Discuss “learned helplessness.”
• State why depression and anxiety have increased more for women.
• Discuss the role nicotine and caffeine play in brain studies.
• Describe Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.
• List the benzodiazepines used to treat pure anxiety.
• State why TCAs need to be monitored carefully.
• Describe the side effects of MAOIs when used with mixed anxiety and depression.
• State why drug holidays are not recommended.
• Describe lithium used to treat anxiety/depression.
• State why anticonvulsants are used to treat temporal lobe anxiety and depression.
• Describe valerian used for anxiety.
• State the value of fish oil.
• Define the two types of amino acids.
• Compare simple and complex carbohydrates.
• Describe saturated fats and monosaturated fats.
• List examples of “always” thinking as described in ANT #1.
• List several red ANTs and describe the most poisonous.
• State why you should write down automatic negative thoughts.
• State why, according to Dr. Amen, suicide and suicide attempts are highest in April in the civilian population.
• Describe the hallmark of unhappy people.
• Describe how touch is necessary for humans.
• Describe the tests done when using biofeedback equipment.
• Describe how the diaphragm aids in breathing, according to the diagram on page 213.
• List the groups of people with the highest level of life satisfaction.
• Describe the treatment for PMS.
• Compare the Baby Blues and postpartum depression.
• List medical treatments for OCD.
• State the risks of a lack of estrogen during menopause.
• List four distinct types of sexual disorders and treatment.
• Describe andropause.
• List treatment options for men during andropause.
• Describe impulsive aggression, compulsive aggression, and explosive aggression.
• List suggestion for helping a person in denial of a “psychiatric illness.”
• Compare transient insomnia and chronic insomnia.
• Discuss teenage insomnia.
• State the problems with diagnosis including the most frequently misdiagnosed condition.
• Describe the role of exercise for stress management.
• Define maintenance therapy.