Author Question: Lehman and Steinwachs (1998) found what relationship between family dysfunction and schizophrenia? ... (Read 26 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Lehman and Steinwachs (1998) found what relationship between family dysfunction and schizophrenia?

a. Family dysfunction is a major causative factor for schizophrenia.
b. Family dysfunction plays a minor role in developing schizophrenia.
c. Research has failed to substantiate a causal link between family dysfunction and schizophrenia.
d. Research has substantiated a link between family dysfunction and schizophrenia but can't say which causes the other.

Question 2

Which statement best answers the question, Do environmental factors cause schizophrenia?

a. Concordance rates are less than 50 percent in identical twins, and therefore, environmental factors must play a causal role.
b. Environmental factors such as poor family communication are usually caused by schizophrenia, not the other way around.
c. There is little evidence that environmental factors contribute to the disorder.
d. If environmental influences play a causal role, it is probably in adulthood, close to the time when symptoms first appear.