After Anika Learned That Her History Professor Had Suffered an Anxiety

question 526

Multiple Choice

After Anika learned that her history professor had suffered an anxiety disorder,she concluded that the professor's tendency to talk loudly was simply a way of disguising feelings of personal insecurity.This best illustrates the

• A) value of epigenetics.
• B) shortcomings of the medical model.
• C) unreliability of the DSM-5.
• D) biasing power of diagnostic labels.

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Definitions:

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, consisting of the alleles that it inherits from its parents, which determines its specific traits.

Environment

The surrounding or conditions in which an organism lives or operates, including all living and non-living things.

Linkage Disequilibrium

The occurrence of alleles at various loci not distributing by chance within a population, frequently because they are located close to each other on a chromosome.

Genetic Basis

The foundation of traits, characteristics, and diseases as determined by the genetic information encoded in DNA.