How do antipsychotic drugs produce extrapyramidal side effects?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: In schizophrenia, dopamine levels in the basal ganglia are likely normal. However, antipsychotic drugs serve as an antagonists for D2 receptors, therefore decreasing neurotransmission in the basal ganglia. This results in symptoms not unlike those seen in Parkinson’s disease.
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Frank and Joe are 55-year-old monozygotic twins. Since their genes are identical, according to research, how will they age?
They will age identically. They will age very similarly. If one shows minor variations in ability, so will the other. One can show much variation in ability and the other may not.
Research on race and self-esteem in Americans suggests that
A. self-esteem is generally consistent across racial groups. B. average levels of self-esteem differ across racial groups. C. racial differences in self-esteem are only observed in adults. D. racial differences in self-esteem are only observed in adolescents.
Studies show that memory errors that come from misinformation are serious but do not last long.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A report of 375 controlled studies, each comparing psychotherapy (of different types, including
psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic) against control groups revealed that___________. a. the average client receiving psychotherapy was no better off than 75% of clients who remained untreated b. the average client receiving psychotherapy was better off than 75% of clients who remained untreated c. clients receiving psychotherapy were not better off than 25% those not receiving therapy d. the average client receiving psychotherapy was better off than 40% of clients who remained untreated