A Client Is Prescribed Aripiprazole (Abilify)to Treat Both the Positive

question 31

Multiple Choice

A client is prescribed aripiprazole (Abilify) to treat both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.What will the nurse explain as the medication's mechanism of action?

• A)Increasing norepinephrine activity by blocking its synaptic reuptake
• B)Partial agonist activity at dopamine type 2 (D₂ and D₃)and serotonin type 2
• C)Inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin at the synapse
• D)Binding to the GABA receptor

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