Psychosocial Factors Such as Stress and Certain Types of Family

Multiple Choice

Psychosocial factors such as stress and certain types of family functioning can:

A) trigger episodes of schizophrenia even in individuals without an existing predisposition to the disorder.
B) cause schizophrenia only if chronic life stress and poor family functioning are both present together.
C) not affect the severity of schizophrenic symptoms if the person is on a proper dosage of medication.
D) cause a relapse of symptoms in those who already have the disorder.