Issues and debates: what is the diathesis-stress model?

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what is the diathesis-stress model?

(Pippa) Pippa Holloway · Accepted Answer

- The Diathesis is a predisposition or vulnerability
- The stress is environmental stressors,
-These will lead to a development of the disorder, a stress activates the predisposition within a person.

Issues and debates

What is the diathesis-stress model?

- The Diathesis is a predisposition or vulnerability - The stress is environmental stressors, -These will lead to a development of the disorder, a stress activates the predisposition within a person.

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