What is the evidence that genetics does not entirely account for schizophrenia?

What will be an ideal response?


Even monozygotic twins are not perfectly concordant for schizophrenia. Also, some people have the candidate gene abnormalities and do not develop schizophrenia. Environmental influences, in combination with genetics, must be appealed to in order to fully explain schizophrenia.
Learning Objective: LO 14.2. Describe the key features of schizophrenia, and show how children might display the signs and symptoms of this disorder differently than adults. Outline the neurodevelopmental model for schizophrenia in children and adolescents. Describe effective medications and psychosocial treatments to prevent or manage schizophrenia in youths.

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In decisional counseling, we may lay out homework for the following week. This is representative of which stage of the interview?

A) ?Empathic relationship B) ?Story and strengths C) ?Restory D) ?Action

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Formative evaluations are:

a. On-going efforts to collect data from sources such as pre- and posttest data b. Formal evaluations done by administration c. Reveal information about the logistics of implementation d. For establishing a need for intervention

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Adler's three original life tasks included:

a. work, community, and love. b. work, power, and spiritual. c. sex, control, and courage. d. society, spiritual, and work.

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When psychological services are court ordered, the psychologist should inform the individual of:

a. nature of the services, limits of confidentiality b. nature of the services, boundaries of confidentiality c. details of services, limits of confidentiality d. details of services, boundaries of confidentiality

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