Nick Was Admitted to a Mental Institution Because He Heard

question 8

Multiple Choice

Nick was admitted to a mental institution because he heard voices talking to him that no one else could hear, and he saw demons attacking him, though no one else could see anything near him. Nick's symptoms are known as ________.

• A) obsessions
• B) hallucinations
• C) delusions
• D) compulsions

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, essential for sexual reproduction.

Fertilization

The process by which a sperm cell combines with an egg cell to form a zygote, marking the beginning of a new organism's development.

Heritability

A measure of how much of the variation in a particular trait within a population can be attributed to genetic differences among individuals.

Dominant-Recessive Inheritance

A genetic transmission pattern where an inherited trait is dictated by the presence of just one dominant gene, overshadowing a recessive gene when both are present.