Each of the Following Is True of Family Study Research

question 127

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is true of family study research designs in behavior genetics except they ________.

• A) make it possible to rule out the role of the environment
• B) are designed for human research
• C) suggest a role for heredity in schizophrenia
• D) assume a greater similarity of a trait among close relatives as opposed to distant relatives

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Definitions:

Bipolar Disorder

A psychiatric disorder identified by severe fluctuations in mood, comprising of intense emotional peaks (mania or hypomania) and troughs (depression).

Psychotherapy

A therapeutic treatment involving psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction with adults, to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in desired ways.

Suicide

Purposefully causing one's own demise.

Lithium

A chemical element and mood-stabilizing drug used to treat mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder.