Biological explanation for schizophrenia


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1. Tienan (2000) found that schizophrenia incident rates with adoptees who’s mothers had schizophrenia was 7% and whos mothers didn't have schizophrenia was?

  • 2%
  • 4%
  • 1%
  • 3%
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2. The dopamine hypothesis is supported by evidence from...

  • all of the choices
  • Parkinson's disease
  • amphetamines
  • antipsychotic drugs

3. Jacobs argues that adoptive parents would know if the birth parents were schizophrenic or not and that most wouldn’t adopt this child. This criticizes....

  • The dopamine hypothesis
  • Family studies
  • Adoptive Studies
  • Twin Studies

4. Studies have shown that a family with highly expressed emotion makes schizophrenia more likely. This criticises.....

  • The dopamine hypothesis
  • Family studies
  • Adoptive Studies
  • Twin Studies

5. Gottesman (1991) found that the incident rate for schizophrenia in the general population was 1%, if the sibling had schizophrenia is 8%, if one parent has schizophrenia is 16% and if both parents have schizophrenia it's?

  • 73%
  • 46%
  • 50%
  • 100%
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