Week 5 - Health Psychology

Question 1

rMZ big five

Answer 1

.5

Question 2

rDZ big five

Answer 2

.2

Question 3

rMZ big five apart

Answer 3

.4

Question 4

heritability big five

Answer 4

30-50%
no C except in extreme neuroticism
explains more for peer than self rating

Question 5

contrast effects

Answer 5

small differences are exaggerated

e. g. when parents or friends compare twins

Question 6

genes for personality

Answer 6

RASA1 for openness

KATNAL2 for conscientiousness

Question 7

heritability of well-being

Answer 7

30-50%

genetic correlation with depression and neuroticism

Question 8

heritability over life course

Answer 8

none in neonatals
then increases
decreases in later adulthood

Question 9

strange situation test

Answer 9

high C
sibling concordance is 62%
heritabiltiy = 20%

Question 10

divorce and E

Answer 10

same for men and women

when men get divorced it increases

Question 11

political heritability

Answer 11

yes except for left-right divide

Question 12

personality disorders prevalence

Answer 12

4.4 to 13.5%

Question 13

Cluster A

Answer 13

odd and eccentric
e. g. schizotypal
40% heritability

Question 14

Cluster B

Answer 14

dramatic, overly emotional and unpredictable
e.g. antisocial
56% heritability

Question 15

Cluster C

Answer 15

anxious and fearful
e. g. obsessive compulsive PD
50-70% heritability

Question 16

schizophrenia gene advantage

Answer 16

correlated with creative relatives

Question 17

Gemain identical quadruple

Answer 17

all had schizophrenia

but to very different degrees

Question 18

depression heritability

Answer 18

30-40%

correlated with circadian rhythm

Question 19

bipolar heritability

Answer 19

85%

Question 20

BPD and depression

Answer 20

genetic overlap
familial component
yet distinct

Question 21

generalised anxiety disorder

Answer 21

uncontrollable worry
highly comorbid with depression
influence of C

Question 22

familiarity schizophrenia

Answer 22

the subtypes do not run in families

Question 23

male to female ratio antisocial PD

Answer 23

5 to 1

Question 24

somatic symptom disorder

Answer 24

pseudo illness
familial resemblance for females
higher familial risk for antisocial PD in men

Question 25

relatives of people with BPD

Answer 25

increased risk for major depression