Why is immigration associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia?

What will be an ideal response?


Probably because of the increased stressors, especially that of facing discrimination and
social disadvantage.

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a. developing psychological tests measuring personality traits b. studying the causes of schizophrenia c. providing counseling to displaced factory workers d. designing better instrumentation panels for aircrafts

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Cortical thickening peaks around the age of a. 18 months

b. 11-12 years. c. 18-25 years. d. 45 years.

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College students are randomized to receive either personalized feedback about their alcohol use or a generic brochure, and then afterward the quantity of alcohol use is assessed

The appropriate statistic to evaluate between-group differences is a(n) a) independent t-test b) dependent t-test. c) correlation coefficient. d) measure of central tendency.

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In 2005, the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation revised a series of treatment guidelines and treatment phases. These treatment phases include:

a) Safety, stabilization, and symptom reduction b) Working directly and in depth with traumatic memories c) Identity integration and rehabilitation d) All of the above

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