Compare the conventional antipsychotic medications with the newer drugs in terms of their biochemical dynamics, side effects, and treatment effectiveness
What will be an ideal response?
The conventional antipsychotic medications developed in the 1950s are dopamine antagonists and are effective in about 60 percent of patients. The second-generation or atypical antipsychotics may help patients who were previously unresponsive to medications and have fewer side effects. Unfortunately, many patients stop using both classes of medication because of their negative side effects.
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a. 1 month b. 6 months c. 1 year d. 5 years
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a. the rotation heuristic. b. the meta-analysis technique. c. the 90-degree-angle heuristic. d. the alignment heuristic.
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a. ?high levels of GABA b. ?low levels of acetylcholine c. ?high levels of dopamine d. ?low levels of serotonin
An operational definition specifies _______
a. how something is to be observed and measured b. how the purpose of a study will be explained to the participants c. the meaning of a term in commonly used, non-scientific language d. which research methods will be used in a study