Answer to Question 1
Answer: Identical twins have identical genes and grow up in the same families. Any difference between them is caused by the nonshared environment, or their unique experiences, one of which is divorce. Twin research suggests that divorce causes some psychological problems in both children and adults.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: Data from the Epidemiological Catchment Area study provided valuable data in assessing the relationship between marriage and mental health. Researchers found consistent relationships between marital status and mental health. For example, depression occurred in 1.5 percent of people still in their first marriage. The rate for those who were never married (1-year prevalence) was 2.4 percent. Among those who had been divorced, the rate was 4.1 in the past year. Finally, 5.8 percent of people who had been divorced more than once had experienced depression in the previous 12 months. Similar findings were found for alcoholism and schizophrenia as well as virtually every disorder diagnosed in the study. How do we interpret these results? The usual interpretation is that not being married causes emotiona
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Identical twins (monozygotic twins) have the same sex and share a single genotype.
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