Stress - Diathesis Model

Question 1

What does this theory explain

Answer 1

How both nature and nurture play a part on the development of psychological disorders

Question 2

Diathesis

Answer 2

Some individuals were born with certain biological or genetic vulnerability to a mental illness

Answer 3

-Person with a genetic predisposition to a psychological Disorder might never develop the disorder if they do not experience stress in their life
-High levels of stress could trigger the onset of mental illness for those with a predisposition

Question 4

Criticisms

Answer 4

- does not give answers as to whether development throughout the lifespan is down to nature or nurture