Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Characteristics

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the characteristics of the major clinical disorders?

• A) The fear of water occurs in dissociative disorders.
• B) Sexual dysfunction occurs in mood disorders.
• C) Loss of memory due to degeneration of brain cells occurs in somatic symptom disorders.
• D) Severe distortion of reality occurs in schizophrenia.

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Definitions:

Inducible Operon

A cluster of genes in bacteria that is turned on (or induced) in response to the presence of a specific substrate, allowing the bacteria to adapt to environmental changes.

Repressible Operon

A regulatory mechanism in genetics where the presence of a certain substance inhibits gene transcription, typically found in prokaryotic organisms.

Lactose Operon

A cluster of genes in bacteria that encodes enzymes responsible for the metabolism of lactose, regulated by the availability of this sugar.

Tryptophan Operon

A group of genes that are regulated together, involved in the biosynthesis of the amino acid tryptophan in bacteria.