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RYAN BANYAN

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What are the prenatal factors that may be involved in the development of schizophrenia?
 
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Question 2

Each of the subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has a different pattern of comorbidity. What have researchers concluded from this observation?
 
  a) A variety of gene locations probably combine to produce the behaviors
   associated with ADHD.
   b) There seems to be one predominant type of ADHD that manifests itself
   differently, depending on the environmental circumstances.
   c) The various manifestations of ADHD suggest that it is not likely that
   genetic factors play a significant role in the development of this
   disorder.
   d) The multiple manifestations of this disorder suggest that various sites
   in the control centers of the brain are impacted early in life and do not recover.



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Answer to Question 1

Infants born from January through March, in urban, but not rural, areas have been found in some studies to have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. One possible explanation is the increased prevalence of influenza and other viral diseases during the winter and spring. Some studies have found that if the mother had influenza while pregnant, the child born of that pregnancy had an increased risk for schizophrenia.

Answer to Question 2

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