In view of current research, which of the following is the best summary statement concerning the cause of schizophrenia?
a. Inherited potential and environmental stress combine to bring about disruptive changes in brain chemistry.
b. Schizophrenics are really adapting to an impossible environment created by double-bind communication.
c. A by-product of adrenaline called adrenochrome accumulates in the schizophrenic's brain.
d. Extremely traumatic experiences early in childhood cause the first split in personality to form two different integrated identities in the person with schizophrenia.
A
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Which of the following is true regarding drugs currently available for the treatment of paraphilic disorders? a. The drugs eliminate sexual desire but are only effective while they are being taken
b. The drugs reduce sex drive and continue to be effective long after the patient stops the medication. c. The drugs dramatically reduce sex drive but have side effects that make them harmful to many patients. d. They produce a "chemical castration" that effectively eliminates all sex drive permanently so that the patient will never desire sex even after discontinuing the medication.