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