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One side effect common with the older antipsychotics,but less common with the newer ones,is

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A)  pseudoparkinsonism.
B)  positive symptoms.
C)  a lag period.
D)  MAO inhibition.

Question 2

Modern antidepressants cure depression by treating the known underlying biological cause of the disorder.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the mechanism of action for typical antipsychotics?

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A)  block serotonin reuptake.
B)  stimulate acetylcholine receptors.
C)  increase brain levels of norepinephrine.
D)  block D2 dopamine receptors.

Question 4

One of the symptoms of a major depressive episode is decreased or increased appetite.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Phenothiazines and neuroleptics were terms used to describe the early forms of

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A)  antipsychotics.
B)  shock therapy.
C)  antidepressants.
D)  anticonvulsants. A

Question 6

A major disturbance of intellectual and social functioning in which there is a loss of contact with reality is called

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A)  anxiety disorder.
B)  phobia.
C)  depression.
D)  psychosis.

Question 7

Explain the arguments for and against prescriptive licensing for psychologists.

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Argument for: There is a general shortag...

Question 8

,are referred to as

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A)  conventional antipsychotics.
B)  nouveau antipsychotics.
C)  atypical antipsychotics.
D)  postmodern antipsychotics.

Question 9

Current theories of the antidepressant action of drugs focus less on the initial biochemical effects of the drugs and more on the

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A)  patient's personality.
B)  levels of brain serotonin.
C)  electrical potential of the membrane.
D)  delayed reaction of the neurons to repeated drug exposure.

Question 10

A recent study of the long-term effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs found that

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A)  atypicals are much more effective than the conventional drugs.
B)  these drugs are very effective for over 90 percent of schizophrenic patients.
C)  there is tolerance to the beneficial effects and doses must be increased after six weeks.
D)  three-fourths of the patients stopped taking their medication within 18 months.

Question 11

The latest evidence on the effectiveness of antidepressants is that they are only slightly better than placebos.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All selective reuptake inhibitors work primarily by blocking serotonin reuptake.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 13

Many of the new atypical antipsychotics are known to cause

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A)  liver disorders.
B)  manic episodes.
C)  significant weight gain and metabolic changes.
D)  very few side effects.

Question 14

The MAO inhibitors are considered to be atypical antipsychotics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

version of the American Psychiatric Association's classification system for mental disorders is called the

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A)  Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) .
B)  Merck Manual.
C)  DSM-V.
D)  Treatment Guide.

Question 16

was first used to treat schizophrenia,it is now used primarily to treat

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A)  other forms of psychosis.
B)  anxiety.
C)  personality disorders.
D)  severe depression.

Question 17

The perspective that symptoms of a mental disorder lead to a diagnosis that illuminates both the underlying cause and a cure for the disorder is referred to in the text as the

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A)  medical model.
B)  double-blind design.
C)  logical approach.
D)  inclusion criteria.

Question 18

A chronic psychotic condition with no known physical cause is likely to be diagnosed as schizophrenia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the early part of the 20th century,a cure was found for a syphilitic infection that caused a psychosis called

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A)  schizophrenia
B)  specific phobia
C)  general paresis
D)  phenothiazine

Question 20

Discuss the three factors that slowed the acceptance of lithium in the U.S.

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First,was an incident involving lithium chloride as a sodium chloride substitute for heart patients.Above a certain level,lithium is toxic and,because there was no dose limit,many users became ill and several died.Lithium then had a bad reputation as potentially lethal.Second,mania was not seen as a major problem in the U.S.The behavior of mania is rarely the kind in which people would seek treatment.Patients who would become quite manic and lose touch with reality would have been called schizophrenic at that time,and antipsychotics are usually effective in controlling mania.The third reason deals with economics and the problem with drug introduction in the U.S.A company that wants to sell a drug must spend a great deal of money to demonstrate safety and effectiveness to the FDA.Because lithium is one of the basic chemical elements and its simple salts had been available for many years,it would have been impossible to receive a patent making it easy for others to sell the drug after approval.Therefore,the company could not have recouped expenses.

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