If John Has Schizophrenia,how Likely Is It That His Monozygotic

question 110

Multiple Choice

If John has schizophrenia,how likely is it that his monozygotic twin brother will also have schizophrenia?

• A)John's brother will also have schizophrenia.
• B)There is an 80% probability that John's brother will have schizophrenia.
• C)There is a 50% probability that John's brother will have schizophrenia.
• D)John's brother will not have schizophrenia.

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Definitions:

Hallucinates

The experience of sensing things that are not present in the external environment as if they are real, often a symptom in psychological disorders.

Sleep Attacks

Sudden and irresistible episodes of sleep occurring in disorders such as narcolepsy, characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness.

Animal Magnetism

A historical term referring to a supposed invisible natural force possessed by all living things, including humans, thought to affect health and disease.

Franz Mesmer

An 18th-century physician best known for developing what he called "animal magnetism" and what later became known as mesmerism, a precursor to hypnotism.