When focusing on psychobiology, what is most important for the client's family to understand?
1. The client's symptoms
2. The underlying neurobiology of behavior
3. The client's medication regimen
4. The client's phenotype
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Rationale: Understanding the neurobiology of the client's behavior will help the family comprehend the rationale for treatment. It also places the client's illness in the same context as any other medical disorder. The phenotype is the expression of the genotype. The family will have to understand the client's medication regimen, but should have an understanding of why the medications were selected. Symptoms should be discussed in terms of neurobiology.
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