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sarasara

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on: Jun 22, 2018
What is a pseudoseizure?
 
  a. A seizure that looks exactly like a seizure on EEG but cannot be explained.
  b. A seizure that resembles an epileptic seizure but is different.
  c. A faking seizure with little thrashing.
  d. Any seizure that cannot be explained.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is supported by research on the role of genetic influences in unipolar disorder?
 
  a. The more severe the depressive disorder, the greater the genetic contribution.
  b. Twin studies do not consistently find evidence of an inherited susceptibility to depression.
  c. Genes play a more significant causal role in bipolar disorders than they do in unipolar disorders.
  d. Bipolar and unipolar disorders are equally heritable.


poopface

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b. A seizure that resembles an epileptic seizure but is different.

Answer to Question 2

a. The more severe the depressive disorder, the greater the genetic contribution.


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