Psychosocial Factors Such as Stress and Certain Types of Family

question 95

Multiple Choice

Psychosocial factors such as stress and certain types of family functioning can:

• A)trigger episodes of schizophrenia even in individuals without an existing predisposition to the disorder.
• B)cause schizophrenia only if chronic life stress and poor family functioning are both present together.
• C)not affect the severity of schizophrenic symptoms if the person is on a proper dosage of medication.
• D)cause a relapse of symptoms in those who already have the disorder.

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Definitions:

Nucleic Acids

Biomolecules essential for all known forms of life, which include DNA and RNA, responsible for storing and transmitting genetic information.

Enterokinase

Intestinal proteolytic enzyme that converts trypsinogen into trypsin.

Trypsinogen

An inactive enzyme precursor produced in the pancreas, that, once activated to trypsin, plays a key role in the digestion of proteins in the small intestine.

Cholecystokinin

Cholecystokinin is a hormone produced by the cells of the duodenum, involved in stimulating the digestion of fat and protein by triggering the gallbladder to release bile and the pancreas to secrete enzymes.