Exam 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

Clozapine (brand name: Clozaril)is believed to act in the same way as chlorpromazine (brand name: Thorazine)in the brain.

Drugs that are weak blockers of dopamine are most effective in treating schizophrenia.

Which of the following is TRUE about Prozac as an antidepressant?

Thorazine,Haldol,Navane,and Mellaril are all examples of __________.

According to the text,third-generation antidepressant drugs act upon serotonin and __________in the brain.

Second-generation antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of bipolar should not be administered to elderly patients with dementia,on the basis of evidence showing an elevated risk of death from cardiovascular disease or infections such as pneumonia.

Which of the following is a third-generation antidepressant?

For depressed individuals who are suicidal,the time that the individual is at the greatest risk for carrying out suicidal thoughts is when __________.

The concordance rate for schizophrenia is higher in identical twins than it is in fraternal twins.

Some schizophrenics experience __________.

It may be possible that depression is expressed in different neurochemical ways in different people.

Another name for psychiatric drugs is psychotropic medication.

Fluoxetine (brand name: Prozac)is an example of an antidepressant drug that works in the brain by reducing the activity level of norepinephrine.

At one time,the only reasonably effective treatment for mania or bipolar disorder was __________.

A belief that is clearly not rooted in reality is referred to as a(n)__________.

Originally,chlorpromazine was used as a treatment for __________.

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of mania?

Typical antipsychotic drugs all share the side effect of __________.

It is believed that Parkinson's-like side effects occur with first-generation (typical)antipsychotic drugs due to __________.

Prozac carries a high risk for both physical dependence and psychological dependence.