Research by the Mednick Group Found That a Major Predictor

question 258

Multiple Choice

Research by the Mednick group found that a major predictor of schizophrenia in high-risk children was ______.

• A) mother absenteeism during childhood
• B) difficulties or complications during childbirth
• C) drinking by the mother in the last three months of pregnancy
• D) an episode of high fever sometime during the first three months of infancy

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Definitions:

Reverse Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, typically associated with compressional stress.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where two blocks of Earth's crust slide past each other horizontally, often causing earthquakes.

Oblique-Slip Faults

Faults that combine features of both strike-slip and dip-slip faults, moving both horizontally and vertically.

Normal Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall due to tensional forces.