When a Child Experiences Severe Abuse or Neglect of Their

question 12

Multiple Choice

When a child experiences severe abuse or neglect of their basic needs before age 2, they may develop ________.

• A)Tourette's syndrome
• B)reactive attachment disorder
• C)conduct disorder
• D)mental retardation

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Definitions:

Huntington's Disease

A genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, affecting an individual's functional abilities and leading to movement, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders.

Schizophrenia

A mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Monozygotic Twins

Identical twins who develop from a single fertilized egg and share nearly all of their genetic material.

Genetic Code

The set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences) is translated into proteins by living cells.