Suppose You Are a Genetics Counselor Who Is Working with a 21-Year-Old

question 55

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are a genetics counselor who is working with a 21-year-old pregnant woman who has just discovered that her father has Huntington's chorea, a rare dominant autosomal trait.This disease usually develops in middle age, so people carrying this trait do not find out they have this genetic disorder until midlife.What is the chance that she has Huntington's chorea?

• A) 10%
• B) 25%
• C) 50%
• D) 75%
• E) 100%

Identify and utilize table creation and modification tools in a word processor.

Apply effective page layout techniques for document structuring.

Understand and implement cell and text alignment strategies within tables.

Customize table appearance through properties such as shading, borders, and sizing.

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Definitions:

Self-Concept Clarity

The extent to which a person's self-beliefs are clearly and confidently defined, internally consistent, and stable.

Feedback Sensitivity

The degree to which individuals react to feedback, criticism, or praise from others.

Self-Verification

A psychological theory suggesting individuals seek to confirm their self-concept, preferring feedback that aligns with their existing beliefs about themselves.

Effort Justification

The phenomenon whereby people reduce dissonance by convincing themselves that what they suffered for is actually quite valuable.