In Neurocognitive Disorders, ____

question 13

Multiple Choice

In neurocognitive disorders, ____.

• A) social and psychological factors play no role
• B) brain dysfunctions cause problems with thought processes
• C) there may be symptoms of brain pathology, but no organic cause is assumed
• D) psychological factors cause the brain to malfunction

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder marked by disturbances in thought, perception, emotions, and behavior, leading to a detachment from reality (psychosis).

Inherited Vulnerability

A predisposition to certain psychological or physical conditions passed down from parents to their offspring through genes.

Evolution of Behaviour

The study of how and why animal and human behaviors change over generations through the principles of natural selection and genetics.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution caused by random changes in the frequency of alleles within a population over time.