According to the Social Causation Hypothesis

question 563

Multiple Choice

According to the social causation hypothesis

• A)schizophrenia is more common in the lower classes because of the higher levels of stress that low-income people experience
• B)individuals first develop schizophrenia then begin to move down the socioeconomic ladder because of their decrease in functioning
• C)schizophrenia is produced by dysfunctional attentional processing mechanisms
• D)schizophrenia is caused by dysfunctional family dynamics that interact with a genetic vulnerability for the disorder

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