Oxytocin and Mental Health | How it impacts mood, thinking and behavior

Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor. She received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2002. In addition to being a practicing clinician, she has provided training to counselors, social workers, nurses and case managers internationally since 2006 through AllCEUs.com Oxytocin and Mental Health | How it impacts mood, thinking and behavior
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Oxytocin and Mental Health
Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
AllCEUs Counselor Continuing Education
Objectives
~ Learn about the functions of oxytocin
~ Identify how oxytocin may impact mood, cognition, behavior (including addiction) and social functioning
~ Explore current research involving the use of intranasal oxytocin for treatment
What is Oxytocin
~ Oxytocin can function as a:
~ Stress-coping molecule with protective effects especially in the face of adversity or trauma
~ Anti-inflammatory
~ Antioxidant
~ Immunomodulator
~ Oxytocin also enhances socialization including motivation for pair bonding, sexual activity, affiliative preferences, empathy / emotional IQ (social salience hypothesis) and parental behaviors
~ The effects of oxytocin are context-dependent (an environment of safety and cooperation vs. protection) and altered by experience, especially early life experience
Oxytocin
~ Oxytocin impacts dopaminergic activity which is crucial not only for reward and motivated behavior and the expression of affiliative behaviors
~ In response to extreme stress, oxytocin can activate vasopressin receptors
~ Individuals with low concentrations of endogenous oxytocin might be more likely to experience increased vasopressin-like reactions when given oxytocin
~ Bacterial diversity and composition in the gut uniquely influence the release of oxytocin
~ Gut microbiome changes in response to stress and communicates these changes, via the vague nerve, to the brain

Summary
~ The exploration of the impact of oxytocin on the mind and body has only just begun
~ Oxytocin can promote both prosocial/affiliative and protective/aggressive behaviors
~ Oxytocin release is based on prior learning and current contextual cues.
~ In the presence of a threat and a need to protect, oxytocin can activate vasopressin receptors.
~ Oxytocin can promote fear processing and aggression when the person does not feel safe, and especially in the aftermath of an acute stressor.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro to fast CEU course
01:05 What is Oxytocin
16:55 Oxytocin, pheromones and sense of smell
21:00 Oxytocin and immunity
22:05 Oxytocin and neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine
27:10 Oxytocin and addiction
29:15 Oxytocin and autism spectrum disorders
32:05 Oxytocin and Depression, anxiety, PTSD and cPTSD