Besides the dopamine hypothesis, what are the other hypotheses of schizophrenia?
What will be an ideal response?
Several other hypotheses include: reduction of glutamatergic transmission at NMDA receptors, causing an imbalance between glutamatergic and dopaminergic systems in structures of the basal ganglia and the limbic system. On the other hand, treatment with glycine has been shown to significantly improve the negative symptoms of schizophrenic patients under medication with typical antipsychotics.
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A large collection of treatment techniques used to change patterns of thinking and behaving that contribute to a person's problems is
a. psychoanalysis. b. cognitive-affective therapy. c. cognitive-behavioral therapy. d. humanism.
What are the 3 steps in the use of systematic desensitization?
What will be an ideal response?
Which is devastating for a parent?
a. Death of a child before birth b. Death of a young child c. Death of a young-adult child d. All of these events are devastating
Which of the following best describes the actions of typical and atypical antipsychotic medications?
a. Both types of medication act as dopamine agonists. b. Both types of medication act as dopamine antagonists c. Typical antipsychotics act as dopamine antagonists, but atypical antipsychotics act as dopamine agonists. d. Typical antipsychotics act as dopamine antagonists, and atypical antipsychotics act on neurotransmitters other than dopamine.