Prolonged treatment with traditional antipsychotic medications can lead to a sudden, dramatic increase in positive symptoms of schizophrenia, a condition known as

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Prolonged treatment with traditional antipsychotic medications can make the dopamine receptors in the brain more sensitive to dopamine, leading to a sudden, dramatic increase in positive symptoms of schizophrenia. This is known as supersensitivity psychosis. Choices A, B, and D are not related to this phenomenon.

Prolonged Treatment with Traditional Antipsychotic Medications Can Lead to a Sudden