Interactionist Approach For Schizophrenia Flashcards

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What is the Diathesis Stress Model (DSM) ?

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  • having a biological predisposition to a disorder being trigger by vulnerability and environmental factors
  • supported by Gottesman family studies
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Evaluation of DSM

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+ more holistic: as it acknowledges biological and environmental factors which can explain individual differences

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