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71. Research has shown that people being treated with some of the newer antipsychotic medications are less likely to drop out of treatment. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this fact? A) The newer medications are far more effective than the older medications which encourage people to continue to take their medication. B) The newer medications increase insight. That is, people taking the medications realize that they are sick and need the drugs. C) Compared to the older antipsychotics, the newer drugs can be discontinued after achieving the desired therapeutic gain. D) Compared to the older antipsychotics, the newer drugs have less extreme and intrusive side effects. 72. Clozapine, a newer medication for schizophrenia, has which dangerous potential side effect that requires close monitoring during administration? A) a sudden decrease in liver functioning. B) deterioration of spinal fluid integrity. C) loss of white blood cells. D) decreased insulin production. 73. A recent comprehensive randomized controlled clinical trial of medication for schizophrenia compared four second generation drugs and one first generation drug against one another. Which of the following was NOT a finding of this study? A) The second generation drugs were not more effective than the older, first generation drug B) The second generation drugs were much more effective than the older, first generation drug C) The second generation drugs did not produce fewer unpleasant side effects. D) Nearly three-quarters of the people stopped taking the medications before the 18 months of the study design had ended 74. What is MATRICS? A) The set of chromosomes in which researchers believe the schizophrenia genes are located. B) A collaborative project aimed at developing new medications for schizophrenia. C) A new type of antipsychotic medication. D) A set of neurological tests for examining the cognitive functioning of people with schizophrenia. 75. A recent review of 37 longitudinal studies of people after their first episode of schizophrenia found that A) psychosocial treatments predicted no benefit above and beyond medication. B) medication was useless in treating the disorder long periods of time. C) the combination of medication and psychosocial treatment predicted the best outcome. D) medication alone predicted the best outcome. Â Â