Research Studies Focusing on Genetic Factors in Schizophrenia Have Found

question 35

Multiple Choice

Research studies focusing on genetic factors in schizophrenia have found that

• A) An individual with a schizophrenic identical twin has the highest risk factor (almost 50%) of developing schizophrenia.
• B) In family studies of schizophrenia, the genetic influence can be separated from the environmental impact.
• C) If one person in a family has a particular subtype of schizophrenia,
• D) The more severe a parent's schizophrenic disorder, the less likely the children were to develop it.
• E)g., paranoid, the other family members inherit a predisposition for that subtype only.

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