Treating OCD

SSRI stands for selective serotonin __________ inhibitor

Fluoxetine is a type of __________

• SSRI

• Antipsychotic

______________ are the first-line treatment for OCD

• SSRIs

• Antipsychotics

People with OCD tend to have abnorally _______ levels of serotonin

• High

• Low

Reuptake ____________ levels of neurotransmitters in the synaptic gap

• Increases

• Reduces

SSRIs ____________levels of serotonin in the synaptic gap

• Increase

• Reduce

Antipsychotics affect the action of which neurotransmitter?

• Serotonin

• Dopamine

Antipsychotics are...

• Dopamine agonists

• Dopamine antagonists

• Serotonin agonists

• Sertonin antagonists

Which two statements are true?

• Antipsychotics reduce activity of neurons in the prefrontal cortex

• SSRIs reduce activity of neurons in the prefrontal cortex

• Antipsychotics increase the activity of neurons in the prefrontal cortex

• SSRIs increase the activity of neurons in the prefrontal cortex

SSRIs and antipsychotics help alleviate _________ (the primary behavioural symtpom of OCD)