Exam 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

The area of the brain that is linked to Parkinson's disease is the __________.

Third-generation antidepressant drugs act upon both serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain.

The resident population in U.S. mental hospitals decreased by 80 percent as a result of __________.

In order to detect early signs of agranulocytosis,it is necessary to administer __________.

The biomedical model assumes that __________.

If you had ten typical antipsychotic drugs,the one that was most effective in treating schizophrenia would be the one that __________.

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

Serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)are known actually to be MAO-inhibitors,now that we know the neurotransmitter involved.

The most common form of mood disorder is __________.

Depression is a mood disorder.

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

What is true about the typical antipsychotic drugs?

Clozaril,Risperdal,Zyprexa,Seroquel,and Geodon are all __________.

Third-generation antipsychotic drugs do nothing but block D₂ receptors.

Parkinson's-like symptoms include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

The dopamine theory of schizophrenia implies that schizophrenic symptoms are a result of __________.

A patient on antipsychotic medication has jerky,tic-like movements of the face and has been observed smacking her lips and flicking her tongue rapidly.It is likely that this patient is suffering from __________.

After he stopped taking his "little blue pills," Lincoln's rage and mood swings __________.

In 1955,about _______ of all admitted hospital patients were there for psychiatric reasons.

Antipsychotic drugs generally refer to drugs used to treat __________.