Author Question: Tony is 16. His oldest brother is in his twenties and is showing signs that the doctors now believe ... (Read 59 times)

pragya sharda · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Tony is 16. His oldest brother is in his twenties and is showing signs that the doctors now believe are related to schizophrenia. Tony and his friends enjoy relaxing by listening to music and smoking marijuana. How might this affect Tonys risk of developing schizophrenia?

a. It will double his risk.
b. It will not have an effect.
c. It will increase the risk by 25
d. It will depend on whether he continues to smoke in his twenties and thirties.

Question 2

African immigrants living in London neighborhoods were more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia if they lived in a predominantly White neighborhood than if they lived in a primarily non-White neighborhood (Boydell et al., 2001). According to the text, what do these findings suggest?

a. Persons susceptible to schizophrenia experienced downward drift to these neighborhoods.
b. Certain ethnicities are more biologically vulnerable to schizophrenia than others.
c. The stress of social isolation due to minority status might contribute to the risk of schizophrenia.
d. Persons may self-select neighborhoods in order to live among those similar to themselves.