The behaviour genetic view suggests which of the following relations between genes and abnormal behaviour?
a) Genetic predispositions increase the likelihood of abnormal behaviour.
b) It is possible and reasonable to manipulate an individual's genes.
c) Twins, mono or dizygotic, are more likely to exhibit abnormal behaviour.
d) Abnormal behaviour is solely the result of environmental influences on genetics
Question 2Demonology was the
a) practice of expelling evil spirits from a possessed person.
b) devil worship and satanic cults that some ascribed to causing mental illness.
c) idea that an evil being may live in a person and control his or her mind and body.
d) somatogenic hypothesis of mental illness.
Question 3A clinician uses the SCID diagnostic interview to determine if Mary is suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
The clinician decides that although Mary has some symptoms related to OCD, they do not reach the levels of severity or duration required for a diagnosis. Inspection of her SCID rating scores likely revealed:
a) She met the criteria for OCD not otherwise specified (NOS)
b) Only scores = 1
c) Some scores = 2
d) Numerous scores = 3
Question 4Linkage analysis is most closely related to the __________ approach within the biological paradigm
a) behaviour genetics
b) molecular genetics
c) biogenetics
d) biochemistry
Question 5Analysis of the results of the National Population Health Survey lead to the conclusion that psychological services in Canada are:
a) Vastly underutilized
b) Somewhat underutilized
c) Vastly overutilized
d) None of the above