Biological explanations of schizophrenia and Biological therapies

Biological explanations of schizophrenia and Biological therapies

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  • Created by: natasha
  • Created on: 19-01-11 20:36
•People with schizophrenia who have enlarged ventricles tend to display
negative
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•MZ twins have around a (fill in blank) risk of developing schizophrenia if their twin has the disorder
48%
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how do the Atypical drugs work
black the D2 Receptors to stop the nerons Firing
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Witch drugs block ONLY the d2 receptors? .
Atypical drugs/second generation antipsychotics
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Ethical Issues and side effects of ECT
Side effects for ECT are memory loss, brain damage and even death,
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is tardive dyskinesia a side side effect of the typical drug
yes
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•Schizophrenics are thought to have an abnormally high number of (fil in blank) receptors
d2
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what drug targets all d receptors because it can't single out the d2 receptors ( this results in the side effects)
Typica
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48%

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how do the Atypical drugs work

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natasha

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sorry about spelling

Nathan

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sorry but people with SZ show both positive and negative symptoms, antipsychotic drugs do effect negative symptoms as they are alleviated them also I know chemotherapy 1st gen drugs as antagonist not typical

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