One of Your Roommates Comes from a Rural Area and the Other

question 121

Multiple Choice

One of your roommates comes from a rural area and the other one comes from an urban center.Does this affect their probability of ever experiencing a schizophrenic episode?

• A)No; genetic factors tend to override environmental factors in schizophrenia.
• B)Maybe; it depends entirely on the stress levels present in each environment.
• C)Yes; the one from the urban area is at higher risk.
• D)Yes; the one from the rural area is at higher risk.

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Definitions:

Stabilizes Conditions

Actions or interventions that make a situation or condition more steady and less likely to change.

Arousal

Physiological activation (such as increased brain activity) or increased autonomic responses (such as increased heart rate, sweating, or muscle tension).

Incentives

External objects or external goals, rather than internal drives, that motivate behaviors.

Drive Reduction

A motivation theory that suggests behavior is motivated by the desire to reduce internal drives of tension or arousal that arise from unmet needs.