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201) Which familial factor increases the risk of relapse in patients with schizophrenia? a. Schizophrenogenic mothers b. Authoritarian parenting c. Childhood sexual abuse d. High levels of expressed emotion 202) The research data suggest that schizophrenia results from a. biological/genetic causes. b. difficulties in learning. c. troubles in filtering information from one’s social world. d. poor mother–child relationships. 203) What part of the brain is typically enlarged in persons with schizophrenia? a. Frontal lobes b. Ventricles c. Amygdala d. Thalamus 204) Delusions are to ____________ as flat affect is to _____________. a. positive symptoms; negative symptoms b. negative symptoms; positive symptoms c. excess dopamine; excess serotonin d. diminished serotonin; diminished dopamine 205) Research indicates that some people’s schizophrenia may result from abnormalities in the brain’s receptor sites for what neurotransmitter? a. Dopamine b. Acetylcholine c. Epinephrine d. GABA 206) The risk of developing schizophrenia increases to approximately ___ percent if we have an identical twin with schizophrenia. a. 25 b. 50 c. 75 d. 100 207) The risk of developing schizophrenia is approximately ___ percent if we have a parent with schizophrenia. a. 6 b. 13 c. 17 d. 48 208) The diathesis-stress model suggests that schizophrenia develops from a. exposure to stress. b. genetic influences entirely. c. environmental influences entirely. d. a combination of a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia and exposure to significant stressors in their life. 209) Which of the following is not an “early warning sign” of a vulnerability to schizophrenia or related conditions such as schizotypal personality disorder? a. Learning and memory deficits b. High neuroticism c. Increased sociability d. Impaired attention 210) Research has found that more people with schizophrenia are born in which two seasons? a. Spring and summer b. Summer and fall c. Fall and winter d. Winter and spring