Question

who is most likely to develop schizophrenia? question 19 options: a) louie, whose biological mother did not have schizophrenia and who was adopted into a non disturbed family with an adoptive sibling who has schizophrenia b) tim, whose biological mother did not have schizophrenia and who was adopted into a disturbed family c) tony, whose biological mother had schizophrenia and who was adopted into a disturbed family d) jim, whose biological mother had schizophrenia and who was adopted into a non-disturbed family

Answer 1

According to a study, adoptees with a high genetic risk and who were raised in disturbed family environments are most likely to develop schizophrenia. Tony, whose biological mother had schizophrenia and who was adopted into a disturbed family, falls into this category and is thus most likely to develop schizophrenia.

Step-by-step explanation:

The study by Tienari and colleagues in 2004 found that adoptees with a high genetic risk (biological mothers with schizophrenia) who were raised in disturbed family environments were most likely to develop schizophrenia. The study showed that 36.8% of these adoptees developed schizophrenia. On the other hand, adoptees with a low genetic risk (biological mothers without schizophrenia) had a lower likelihood of developing schizophrenia, regardless of their family environment. Therefore, based on this study, the most likely person to develop schizophrenia is Tony, whose biological mother had schizophrenia and who was adopted into a disturbed family (option c).