When One Examines the Current State of Knowledge Regarding Genetics

question 51

Multiple Choice

When one examines the current state of knowledge regarding genetics and life experience effects on brain structure and function, the best overall conclusion is that most psychological disorders are

• A) the result of a complex interaction of genetics and faulty neurotransmitter circuits.
• B) the result of stressful early life experiences and the negative effects such experiences have on brain structure or function.
• C) the result of both biological and psychosocial factors.
• D) beyond our current ability to understand in any meaningful way.

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Definitions:

Sexual Arousal

A physiological and psychological state of heightened interest and readiness for sexual activity, characterized by physical and emotional changes.

Sexual Orientation

Sexual Orientation is an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to men, women, both genders, neither gender, or another gender, and is an aspect of personal identity.

Linguistic Relativity

A hypothesis suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers' world view or cognition, often referred to as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Surface Structure

In linguistics, it refers to the superficial syntactic structure of a sentence that can be directly observed in spoken or written language, contrasted with deep structure which is the underlying meaning.