Abe has an IQ of 60 with both his older brother and sister also being diagnosed with a mild intellectual disability. Abe and his sibling come from a very poor household where nutrition, intellectual stimulation, medical care, and emotional support are inadequate. Abe and his siblings most likely have intellectual disabilities that have a(n) __________ cause

a. organic
b. teratogenic
c. familial
d. metabolic

ANSWER: c

Psychology

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a. demyelinated b. absent c. larger d. smaller

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According to Freud, the thoughts, feelings, sensations, or

memories that a person is not consciously aware of at the moment, but that may be easily brought to consciousness, defines the _____ a) ego ideal. b) conscious. c) preconscious. d) unconscious.

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