Neurobiological theories of schizophrenia US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Neurobiological theories of schizophrenia Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Are typical antipsychotics effective at treating the positive or negative symptoms of schizophrenia? _____
Answer: Positive
Flashcard 2: Schizophrenia is associated with _____ dendritic branching
Answer: decreased
Flashcard 3: Which dopaminergic pathway is the primary target for the antipsychotic treatment of schizoprenia? _____
Answer: Mesolimbic pathway
Flashcard 4: Schizophrenia is characterized by _____ on CT
Answer: ventriculomegaly
Flashcard 5: Are atypical antipsychotics effective at treating the positive or negative symptoms of schizophrenia? _____
Answer: Both
Flashcard 6: schizophrenia
Answer:
Extra: increased: dopamine
Flashcard 7: Are typical antipsychotics effective at treating the positive or negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
_____
Answer: Positive
Extra:
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Flashcard 8: Schizophrenia is associated with _____-creased serotonergic activity and decreased dendritic branching
Answer: in
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Flashcard 9: Is the prevalence of schizophrenia more common in a particular race?
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Answer: No
Extra:
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Flashcard 10: Which type of aphasia is characterized by the following:
_____
1. Fluent speech
2. Impaired comprehension
3. Impaired repetition
Answer: Wernicke (receptive) aphasia
Extra:
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