According to One Model of the Etiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

question 29

Multiple Choice

According to one model of the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) , what is necessary for an individual to develop OCD?

• A)both psychological vulnerability and social vulnerability
• B)both biological vulnerability and social vulnerability
• C)the presence of OCD in other family members
• D)both biological vulnerability and psychological vulnerability

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Definitions:

Discrimination Learning

A process by which an organism learns to respond differently to various stimuli, distinguishing between similar but distinct cues.

Excitatory Generalization Gradient

The tendency for the conditioned response to be elicited by stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to elicit a conditioned response on its own.

Conditioned Response

The learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned through association with an unconditioned stimulus.