Question

Which model of mental disorders emphasizes the interaction between a predisposition and an environmental condition encountered by the individual.

Answer 1

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The authors discuss the similarities and differences among these three approaches (ICD, DSM, and RDoC) in the ways they classify and conceptualize mental disorder, focusing specifically on how each deals with issues related to etiology (the mechanisms underlying mental disorder), categorical versus dimensional ...

Answer 2

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This diathesis-stress model suggests that people with an underlying predisposition for a disorder (i.e., a diathesis) are more likely than others to develop a disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events (i.e., stress), such as childhood maltreatment, negative life events, trauma, and so on.