Heritability Studies of Learning Disabilities Have Shown Which of the Following

question 15

Multiple Choice

Heritability studies of learning disabilities have shown which of the following?

• A)Environmental factors are the cause of most learning disabilities.
• B)Identical twins are more concordant than fraternal twins for reading disabilities.
• C)Both fraternal twins are more likely to have learning disabilities than are both identical twins.
• D)Teratogens are the cause of most learning disabilities.

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Definitions:

Mental Health

A state of well-being in which individuals realize their own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their community.

Well-Being

A general state of health, happiness, and prosperity, encompassing physical, mental, and emotional health.

Tertiary Prevention

Efforts to reduce the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that has lasting effects.

Primary Prevention

A type of prevention practised prior to the biological origin of the disease (for example, immunization). See also secondary prevention and tertiary prevention.