Flashcards in Chapter 2 Deck (4)
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1
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Define the integrative model. What are the four main influences?
A
An approach to spychopathology that sees disorders always as the results of multiple interacting causal factors.
- Biiological
- Behaviour
- Emotional/ cognitive
- Social
2
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Define epigenetics
A
the study of other factors besides DNA than can influence phenotypic expression
3
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Define the diathesis-stress model
A
Both inherited tendency and specific stressful conditions are required for a disorder to form
4
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Define the gene environment correlation model
A
people with genetic predisposition for disorder tend to create environment risk factors that promote disorder