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Correlational studies between mood disorders and structural abnormalities in the brain have found that


A) depressed patients generally have enlarged brain ventricles.
B) mood disorders are related to abnormally high levels of neurotransmitters in the brain.
C) the hippocampus tends to be 8%-10% smaller in depressed people than in normal people
D) the pleasure center of the brain tends to be undeveloped in people with mood disorders.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is NOT a helpful suicide prevention tip?


A) Provide empathy and support.
B) Identify and clarify the crucial problem.
C) In an acute crisis,do not leave a suicidal person alone.
D) Promise to keep the person's suicidal thoughts secret.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following statements regarding the etiology of schizophrenia is supported by research?


A) Concordance rates for schizophrenia are virtually 100% for identical twins.
B) Some people inherit a genetically transmitted vulnerability to schizophrenia.
C) Schizophrenia has been linked to a recessive gene that must be contributed by both parents.
D) If two schizophrenic parents have a child,it is a 90% certainty that the child will develop schizophrenia.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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