Neurobiology Understanding the Big 6 Neurotransmitters

Dopamine serotonin norepinephrine glutamate GABA acetylcholine overview SUBSCRIBE and click the BELL to get notified when new videos are uploaded Unlimited CEUs 59 based on these videos at a https 3A 2F 2Fallceus com a for social work counseling marriage and family therapy addiction counseling case management pastoral counseling and more Want to chat with me Join me at a https 3A 2F 2Fmembers docsnipes com 2F a For 10 month you get access to my tips for health and wellness and you can text chat with me privately neurotransmitters dopamine serotonin A direct link to the CEU course is a https 3A 2F 2Fwww allceus com 2Fmember 2Fcart 2Findex 2Fproduct 2Fid 2F96 2Fc 2F a AllCEUs provides counseloreducation and CEUs for LPCs LMHCs LMFTs and LCSWs as well as addiction counselor precertification training and continuing education Live Interactive Webinars 5 a https 3A 2F 2Fwww allceus com 2Flive-interactive-webinars 2F a Unlimited Counseling CEs for 59 a https 3A 2F 2Fwww allceus com 2F a Pinterest drsnipes Podcast a https 3A 2F 2Fwww allceus com 2F a counselortoolbox Nurses addiction and mentalhealth counselors socialworkers and marriage and family therapists can earn CEUs for this and other presentations at AllCEUs com AllCEUs courses are accepted in most states because we are approved as an education provider for NAADAC the States of Florida and Texas Boards of Social Work and Mental Health Professional Counseling the California Consortium for Addiction Professionals and Professions This was recorded as part of a live webinar Objectives Define Neurobiology For the following neurotransmitters Dopamine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine identify Their mechanism of action purpose Where they are found Symptoms of excess insufficiency Nutritional building blocks Dopamine Mechanism of action purpose movement memory pleasurable reward behavior and cognition attention inhibition of prolactin production sleep mood learning Norepinepherine Function Fight or flight excitatory neurotransmitter Implicated in motivation Symptoms of Insufficiency When faced with severe stress the stress response system activates raising norepinephrine and stress hormones This increases arousal increases insomnia anxiety depression irritability or emotional instability Prolonged stress leads to underactivity of the stress response system desensitization This lowers arousal and can result in low energy daytime fatigue concentration focus issues and general apathy Glutamate Is an amino acid present in most high protein foods Most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter Used to make GABA teeter-totter Facilitates learning and memory Excess glutamate is associated with Panic attacks anxiety Impulsivity OCD Depression GABA Mechanism of action purpose Anti-anxiety Anti-convulsant GABA is made from glutamate GABA functions as an inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA does the opposite and tells the adjoining cells not to fire Where is it found Close to 40 of the synapses in the human brain work with GABA and therefore have GABA receptors Serotonin Mechanism of action purpose Helps regulate Mood Sleep patterns Appetite Pain Acetylcholine Mechanism of action purpose In lower amounts ACh can act like a stimulant by releasing norepinephrine NE and dopamine DA Memory Motivation Higher-order thought processes Sexual desire and activity Sleep Summary There are a variety of different neurotransmitters involved in addiction and mental health disorders It is not always about increasing a neurotransmitter Sometimes you need to decrease it Human brains try to maintain homeostasis and too much or too little can be bad A balanced diet will provide the brain the necessary nutrients in synergystic combinations Think about A client who presents with apathy loss of pleasure sleep disturbances fatigue and difficulty concentrating

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