New generation antipsychotic drugs, such as clozapine, do not cause severe motor dysfunction because they
A) bind more tightly to D₂ receptors.
B) don't block dopamine activity.
C) are less competitive than dopamine in the basal ganglia.
D) agonize serotonin more than dopamine.
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Q17: Phenothiazines
A) can cause serious and often debilitating
Q18: Extrapyramidal symptoms are debilitating motor disruptions that
Q19: Long-term treatment with phenothiazines may cause
A) severe
Q20: Tardive dyskinesia is characterized by
A) facial tics.
B)
Q21: _ was the first antipsychotic that appeared
Q23: Which of the following is a serious
Q24: Which of the following antipsychotics has NOT
Q25: The most predictive feature of an antipsychotic's
Q26: It is alleged that glutamate dysfunction in
Q27: Animals pretreated with _ also demonstrate schizophrenia-like
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