Chapter 2

Question 1

diathesis-stress model

Answer 1

individuals inherit tendencies to express certain traits or behaviours, which may then be activated under conditions of stress - each inherited tendency is a diathesis - i.e. a condition that makes someone susceptible to developing a disorder

Question 2

vulnerability

Answer 2

a diathesis - e.g. a inherit a tendency to faint when seeing blood

Question 3

neuroscience

Answer 3

knowing how the nervous system and the brain works in order to understand our behaviours ,emotions and cognitive processes

Question 4

learned helplessness

Answer 4

occurs when e.g. rats or other animals encounter conditions over which they have no control