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Present speculations regarding key pharmacodynamic properties distinguishing atypical antipsychotics from conventional antipsychotics have proposed differences in
 
  a. the degree to which these drugs block 5HT2 receptors relative to their ability to block D2-like receptors
  b. the rate at which they dissociate from D2-like receptors
  c. both a and b
  d. none of these

Question 2

One problematic characteristic of several of the more commonly used atypical psychotics is
 
  a. their abuse potential b. their tendency to promote considerable weight gain
  c. their tendency to worsen the negative symptoms of schizophrenia



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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