Describe the biological and environmental risk factors for mood ...

[luvbio]

Describe the biological and environmental risk factors for mood disorders, and describe how they might come to cause a mood disorder.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The radical transformation of one's physical apparatus to that of the other gender is known as
 
  a. gender transformation.
  b. genital alternative.
  c. sex reassignment surgery.
  d. physical and hormonal articulation.

[tsternbergh47]

Answer to Question 1

Student answers should include:
- environmental risk factors for mood disorders include stressful and uncontrollable life events, negative thought processes, and misattributions
- biological risk factors for mood disorders include genetics, neurochemical and hormonal differences, sleep deficiencies, and brain changes
- biological and environmental risk factors can make a person vulnerable to a mood disorder
- evidence indicating that mood disorders result from the combination of early biological factors and environmental factors related to the ability to cope, think rationally, and develop competent social and academic skills

Answer to Question 2

c

[luvbio]

Gracias!

[aliotak]

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