Which of the following statements about brain dysfunction and psychiatric disorders is correct?
A. Identifiable brain damage is often the cause of psychiatric disorders.
B. Brain damage may decrease the risk of developing a psychiatric condition.
C. Changes in brain function appear to play a role in many psychiatric disorders.
D. Brain development can be altered by experience, always leading to changes in the brain that decrease the risk of developing a psychiatric condition.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
When a woman has a Pap test, the test is also screening for STIs
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Bud, age 10, was born with short fingers, slanted eyes, and a protruding tongue. He is moderately intellectually disabled. His parents were both in their forties when he was born. He probably has the form of intellectual disability called ____ and he has a high likelihood of developing ____
a. Alzheimer's disease; fetal alcohol syndrome b. Down syndrome; heart problems c. fetal alcohol syndrome; Alzheimer's disease d. microcephaly; heart problems
It has been said that group therapy is useful in dispelling "pluralistic ignorance." This phrase refers to
a. the collective lack of knowledge held by all the members of the group. b. people's belief that they are the only ones with certain failings. c. the group mind-set that develops as group therapy progresses, which often times leads to rigidity of thought. d. not knowing what the other members of the group are thinking.
Peer pressure ______________
A) is a powerful influence on adolescents, one that easily leads them to behave antisocially B) is especially powerful when children are forgoing an identity C) is strongest when standards for behavior are clear-cut