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Winston has been taking a neuroleptic drug for several years, and he now suffers from an irreversible disorder of the nervous system that involves uncontrollable, repetitive movements of the body and face. Winston probably began taking a neuroleptic drug to treat his ____, but the drug led to the disorder known as ____.
 
  a. schizophrenia; agranulocytosis
  b. schizophrenia; tardive dyskinesia
  c. anxiety disorder; agranulocytosis
  d. anxiety disorder; tardive dyskinesia

Question 2

Your friend is schizophrenic, and you are glad that she lives in modern times because her psychiatrist treats her schizophrenia with ____, whereas fifty years ago she might have been treated with ____.
 
  a. a neuroleptic drug; EST
  b. an tranquilizing drug; EST
  c. EST; trephining
  d. an antidepressant drug; psychosurgery


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
a


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