Schizophrenia - Genetic explanations 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologySchizophreniaA2/A-levelAQA Created by: otiliaganjeaCreated on: 30-11-20 13:45 What kind of studies are used to try and establish a genetic link? Twin and family studies 1 of 8 What did Gottesman (1991) show through his family studies? That as genetic similarity with a sufferer increases, so does the probability of sharing schizophrenia 2 of 8 What did Joseph (2004) find about the concordance rate of all twin studies conducted prior to 2001? They showed a concordance rate for MZ twins of 40.4% and 7.4% for DZ twins 3 of 8 Name a researcher that has conducted an experiment on Adoption studies for genetic explanation of schizophrenia Tienari et al (2000) 4 of 8 What does it mean when it says that schizophrenia is 'polygenic'? It means that it requires a number of factors to work in combination 5 of 8 What does it mean when it says that schizophrenia is 'etiologically heterogenous''? This means that different combinations of factors can lead to the condition 6 of 8 Give one detail about Ripke et al (2014) study He carried out a massive study combining all previous data from genome wide studies of schizophrenia. 7 of 8 What are genome-wide studies? They are studies which look at the whole human genome as opposed to particular genes 8 of 8
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