Regis: NU643 Module 4
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Positive Symptoms of Psychosis - ✔✔"dramatic symptoms" such as delusions,
and hallucinations
Negative Symptoms of Psychosis - ✔✔Symptoms that mark the absence of
features that would normally be present, include alogia and avolition
Stress diathesis Model of schizophrenia - ✔✔Genetic biases combined with
environmental stressors lead to the development of schizophrenia
D2 Receptor - ✔✔Dopamine receptor most commonly targeted by antipsychotic
medications.
Mesolimbic dopamine pathway - ✔✔Originates is the ventral tegmental area of
the brainstem and terminates in the nuclease accumbens of the ventral
striatum.
Mesolimbic dopamine pathway - ✔✔Important for motivation, pleasure and
reward, as well as implicated in positive symptoms of psychosis.
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Exam
, Regis: NU643 Module 4 Exam Questions
and Answers | Already Graded A+
Positive Symptoms of Psychosis - ✔✔"dramatic symptoms" such as delusions,
and hallucinations
Negative Symptoms of Psychosis - ✔✔Symptoms that mark the absence of
features that would normally be present, include alogia and avolition
Stress diathesis Model of schizophrenia - ✔✔Genetic biases combined with
environmental stressors lead to the development of schizophrenia
D2 Receptor - ✔✔Dopamine receptor most commonly targeted by antipsychotic
medications.
Mesolimbic dopamine pathway - ✔✔Originates is the ventral tegmental area of
the brainstem and terminates in the nuclease accumbens of the ventral
striatum.
Mesolimbic dopamine pathway - ✔✔Important for motivation, pleasure and
reward, as well as implicated in positive symptoms of psychosis.
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
