BIOC14H3 Lecture : BIOC14 : Lec 11 : Article 3 - Behavioral phenotyping strategies for mutant mice

The genetics of human behavioral traits may be studied by:

Explain schizophrenia in your own words.

When Elyn Saks explains her disorder, what are the general categories of abnormal behaviors she describes? Do you think these categories are usual for someone with a mental disorder, or do you think some of them are highly unusual?

Which of the symptoms of schizophrenia consists of negative symptoms?

a. bizarre behavior, monotonous vice, slow speech.

b. delusions, disordered thinking, flat effect.

c. flat affect, hallucinations, and slowed movements

d. flattened affect, poverty of speech, lack of directness.