Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Course of OCD

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the course of OCD?

• A) Symptoms will often spontaneously remit even if untreated.
• B) If successfully treated, symptoms are likely to never recur.
• C) Symptoms are likely to intensify during periods of stress.
• D) Functioning, particularly academic or occupational functioning, is rarely affected in the long run.

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Definitions:

Heterozygous

A genetic condition where an individual has two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.

Allele

One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Blending Inheritance

An outdated theory of heredity proposing that the traits of offspring are a uniform blend of the parents' traits.

Dominant Alleles

Alleles that mask the effect of other alleles for the same gene in heterozygous individuals, determining the phenotype.