Mental and Emotional Problems — Quiz

Question 2 • Contemporary Health

Which statement best describes how heredity affects a person’s likelihood of acquiring a mental illness?

Answer

If a parent or sibling has a mental illness, a person will have the same mental illness.

If a parent or sibling has a mental illness, a person will be twice as likely to pass the gene to his or her children.

If a parent has a mental illness, a person is less likely to acquire the illness since most mental health disorders skip a generation.

If a family member has a mental illness, a person is more susceptible to having a mental illness.

Explanation

Having a family member with a mental illness can increase a person’s susceptibility because some inherited factors may contribute to risk. It does not mean the person will definitely develop the same illness, and mental health disorders do not generally follow a rule of skipping generations. Therefore, the best choice is “If a family member has a mental illness, a person is more susceptible to having a mental illness.”

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