Many children and adults display more than one psychopathology. Recent genetic research suggests that many of these disorders are caused by the same genes, called
a. anti-genes. c. lieutenant genes.
b. patho-genes. d. general genes.
Question 2Which of the following is an example of a child recognizing that people can have multiple or opposing selves?
a. Kimberly observed that Jenny, her very best friend, could also be her worst enemy at times.
b. Sam was shocked to hear that his brother was good at playing both baseball and basketball.
c. Amy realized that her mother was not only her mom, but she was also a daughter herself.
d. Tyler agreed that scary movies can be both scary and fun at the same time.
Question 3The high concordance rates for conduct disorders in both identical and fraternal twins suggests that
a. conduct disorders are strictly based in genetics.
b. environmental factors play a substantial role in the development of such problems.
c. heritability of mental illnesses does exist.
d. conduct disorders may be a good place to begin pilot testing gene therapy.
Question 4When Clyde and Gavin were asked to describe themselves, Clyde said he was strong and fast, and Gavin said he was a better soccer player than most of his friends. Given these responses, which of the following statements is true?
a. Clyde and Gavin are probably the same age.
b. Gavin is probably older than Clyde.
c. Clyde is probably older than Gavin.
d. It is not possible to say which child is older.
Question 5________ is defined as the stable, early-appearing constellation of individual personality attributes believed to have a hereditary basis, including sociability, emotionality, and activity level.
a. Temperament c. Responsiveness
b. Reactivity d. Disposition
Question 6By seven years of age, self-descriptions shift from
a. categorical activities to relational statements.
b. categorical activities to concrete statements.
c. relational statements to categorical statements.
d. relational statements to abstract statements.
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