Question

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

If a parent or sibling has a mental illness, a person will have the same mental illness.
If a family member has a mental illness, a person is more susceptible to having a mental illness.
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 parent or sibling has a mental illness, a person will be twice as likely to pass the gene to his or her children.

Answer 1

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

Explanation: Family history increases risk but does not guarantee the same disorder. Genetic vulnerability interacts with environmental factors, and inheritance patterns and risk levels vary by specific disorder.