The case of John/Joan illustrates:
a) That gender identity is primarily learned from the environment.
b) Gender confusion is the net result of being raised as though one were a member of the opposite gender.
c) Gender identity appears largely biologically based.
d) That masculine attributes are internalized, while feminine attributes are externalized.
Question 2The John/Joan case described by Colapinto illustrated that gender identity is determined by:
a) The environment alone
b) Biology alone
c) The interaction of the environment and biology
d) Prevailing community values
Question 3The usefulness of psychotherapy for severe and recurrent bipolar disorder
a) is controversial.
b) was well-established for most patients by a randomized controlled study conducted by Scott and colleagues (2006).
c) has yet to be examined in any controlled research; research to date has not employed randomized controlled methods.
d) has been established with consistent findings from several randomized controlled studies.
Question 4In sex-reassignment surgery:
a) Opposite-sex genitals are constructed and hormones are taken.
b) Genital transplants are inserted from donors.
c) Hormones are taken but genitals are left intact.
d) Secondary features (e.g., Adam's apple, chin, nose) are altered, but genitals are left intact.
Question 5Canadian research by Zakzanis and Heinrichs and their colleagues has recently led to the conclusion that specific temporal lobe deficits in the brains of schizophrenics
a) have been underrated in terms of their causal influence in the disorder.
b) have been overstated in that the brain dysfunction seems to be more diffuse.
c) are moderated by intelligence in determining the degree of dysfunction in patients' lives.
d) peaks in adolescence and then retreat and therefore cannot be the sole cause of schizophrenia.