Schizophrenia (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Primary treatment for schizophrenia
Primary treatment for schizophrenia
Antipsychotic medication
Generation of antipsychotics from 1950s
Generation of antipsychotics from 1950s
Typical (first generation)
Examples of atypical antipsychotics
Examples of atypical antipsychotics
Clozapine, Risperidone, Olanzapine
How antipsychotics work
How antipsychotics work
Block D2 dopamine receptors in brain
Involuntary muscle spasms from long-term typical antipsychotics
Involuntary muscle spasms from long-term typical antipsychotics
Tardive dyskinesia
Clozapine risk reducing white blood cells
Clozapine risk reducing white blood cells
Agranulocytosis
Family therapy purpose in schizophrenia
Family therapy purpose in schizophrenia
Support whole family, reduce relapse, increase compliance
Most effective schizophrenia treatment approach
Most effective schizophrenia treatment approach
Medication combined with family therapy
Clinicians selecting suitable patients for therapy
Clinicians selecting suitable patients for therapy
Treatment bias
Receptors blocked by atypical antipsychotics (besides D2)
Receptors blocked by atypical antipsychotics (besides D2)
5-HT2A receptors (serotonin)