Typical and atypical antipsychotics Exam
Questions And Answers
Antipsychotics definition - - -
correct answer ✅Drugs used to reduce the intensity of symptoms,
in particular the positive symptoms, of psychotic disorders like
schizophrenia.
Typical antipsychotics definition - - -
correct answer ✅The first generation of drugs for schizophrenia
and other psychotic disorders, having been used since the 1950s.
They work as dopamine antagonists and include chlorpromazine.
Atypical antipsychotics definition - - -
correct answer ✅Drugs for schizophrenia developed after typical
antipsychotics. They typically target a range of neurotransmitters
such as dopamine and serotonin. Examples include clozapine and
risperidone.
Drug therapy - - -
correct answer ✅The most common treatment for schizophrenia
involves the use of antipsychotic drugs. The term 'antipsychotic'
refers to psychosis.
, Typical and atypical antipsychotics Exam
Questions And Answers
A person with psychosis experiences some loss of contact with
reality, for example through hallucinations or delusions. Psychosis is
a defining characteristic of schizophrenia and related disorders.
Antipsychotics may be required in the short or long term. Some
people can take a short course of antipsychotics then stop their use
without the return of symptoms. Other people may require
antipsychotics for life or else face the likelihood of a recurrence of
schizophrenia. Antipsychotics can be divided into typical and newer
atypical drugs.
Typical antipsychotics - - -
correct answer ✅Typical antipsychotics have been around since
the 19505 and include chlorpromazine which can be taken as
tablets, syrup or by injection. If taken orally it is administered daily
up to a maximum of 1000 mg, although initially doses are much
smaller and for most people the dosage is gradually increased to a
maximum of 400 to 800 mg. Typical prescribed doses have declined
over the last 50 years
Typical- dopamine antagonists - - -
correct answer ✅There is a strong association between the use of
typical antipsychotics like chlorpromazine and the dopamine
hypothesis. Typical antipsychotics like chlorpromazine work by
acting as antagonists in the dopamine system.
Questions And Answers
Antipsychotics definition - - -
correct answer ✅Drugs used to reduce the intensity of symptoms,
in particular the positive symptoms, of psychotic disorders like
schizophrenia.
Typical antipsychotics definition - - -
correct answer ✅The first generation of drugs for schizophrenia
and other psychotic disorders, having been used since the 1950s.
They work as dopamine antagonists and include chlorpromazine.
Atypical antipsychotics definition - - -
correct answer ✅Drugs for schizophrenia developed after typical
antipsychotics. They typically target a range of neurotransmitters
such as dopamine and serotonin. Examples include clozapine and
risperidone.
Drug therapy - - -
correct answer ✅The most common treatment for schizophrenia
involves the use of antipsychotic drugs. The term 'antipsychotic'
refers to psychosis.
, Typical and atypical antipsychotics Exam
Questions And Answers
A person with psychosis experiences some loss of contact with
reality, for example through hallucinations or delusions. Psychosis is
a defining characteristic of schizophrenia and related disorders.
Antipsychotics may be required in the short or long term. Some
people can take a short course of antipsychotics then stop their use
without the return of symptoms. Other people may require
antipsychotics for life or else face the likelihood of a recurrence of
schizophrenia. Antipsychotics can be divided into typical and newer
atypical drugs.
Typical antipsychotics - - -
correct answer ✅Typical antipsychotics have been around since
the 19505 and include chlorpromazine which can be taken as
tablets, syrup or by injection. If taken orally it is administered daily
up to a maximum of 1000 mg, although initially doses are much
smaller and for most people the dosage is gradually increased to a
maximum of 400 to 800 mg. Typical prescribed doses have declined
over the last 50 years
Typical- dopamine antagonists - - -
correct answer ✅There is a strong association between the use of
typical antipsychotics like chlorpromazine and the dopamine
hypothesis. Typical antipsychotics like chlorpromazine work by
acting as antagonists in the dopamine system.
