Glenn Has Been Taking a Classical Antipsychotic for Schizophrenia

Glenn has been taking a classical antipsychotic for schizophrenia. Because he wants to understand what effects the drug is having on him, he reads about how it is working in his brain. He finds that the antipsychotic medications are doing which of the following in his brain?

A) They amp it up and increase dopamine.
B) They kill dopamine receptors.
C) They block dopamine receptors, thus decreasing neurotransmission.
D) They keep dopamine active for longer periods of time in the synaptic cleft.

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