PSYC 4039 Chapter : Psych Final Exam Study Guide
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Kuhn, there were just different schools who had widely varying beliefs. The revolving door model is what we have today. Slide 7: l-dopa drug serves as neurotransmitter precursor, iproniazid monoamine oxidase inhibitor, reserpine drug prevents storage of neurotransmitter in vesicles. Depletes dopamine: amphetamine, methylphenidate drug stimulates release of neurotransmitter, antipsychotics: chlorpromazine, haloperidol drug blocks postsynaptic receptors. Slide 59: he is talking about the articles published in scientific journals, not newsweek or national geographic, he is talking about a situation that isn"t as bad now as it was. It was used clinically but it is another one of those drugs that became obsolete: what is its" mechanism of action, drug prevents storage of neurotransmitter in vesicles. There are lots of other atypical antipsychotics that follow, some of them do produce less tardive dyskinesia: there is some evidence that it is more effective than other antipsychotics, at least for a period of time. Yes, they were helpful, but they aren"t a cure.
