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Zoey63294

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Administration of high doses of drugs such as ________ would be expected to produce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
 
  a. GABA
  b. glycine
  c. caffeine
  d. amphetamine
  e. chlorpromazine

Question 2

John has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has shown improvement in positive symptoms while taking chlorpromazine (CPZ). You would expect his positive schizophrenia symptoms to return if John
 
  a. stops taking CPZ and takes part in a cocaine party.
  b. takes double his CPZ dose per day.
  c. takes reserpine in addition to CPZ.
  d. mixes alcohol with CPZ.
  e. ingests alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine in addition to CPZ.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d. amphetamine

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. stops taking CPZ and takes part in a cocaine party.


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