Genetic factors
A predisposition to schizophrenia
can run in families
. In the general population, only one percent of people develop it over their lifetime, but if one parent has schizophrenia, the children have a 10 percent chance of developing the condition – and a 90 percent chance of not developing it.
Which model or theory suggests that people with a predisposition for depression are more likely to become depressed?
More recently,
the diathesis–stress model
has been used to explain why some individuals are more at risk for developing a disorder than others. For example, children who have a family history of depression are generally more vulnerable to developing a depressive disorder themselves.
What model suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events?
This
diathesis-stress model
suggests that people with an underlying predisposition for a disorder (i.e., a diathesis) are more likely than others to develop a disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events (i.e., stress), such as childhood maltreatment, negative life events, trauma, and so on.
What is the diathesis-stress model of psychopathology?
The diathesis-stress model
posits that psychological disorders result from an interaction between inherent vulnerability and environmental stressors
. Such interactions between dispositional and environmental factors have been demonstrated in psychopathology research.
The diathesis-stress model
(Zuckerman, 1999) integrates biological and psychosocial factors to predict the likelihood of a disorder.
What are the four criteria for psychological disorders?
The “Four D’s” consisting of
deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger
can be a valuable tool to all practitioners when assessing reported traits, symptoms, or conditions in order to illuminate the point of at which these factors might represent a DSM IV-TR disorder.
Which personality type is more prone to depression?
People high in
neuroticism (very emotionally sensitive)
and introverts are two personality types more likely to experience negative thoughts research finds. In addition, being introverted is linked to spontaneously remembering more negative life events.
Which personality disorder is most likely to not go to treatment?
As a result, people with the disorders often don’t seek treatment, and those who do often drop out, he says. For example, people with
borderline personality disorder
(BPD)–the most commonly treated personality disorder–quit treatment programs about 70 percent of the time.
Can anxiety cause schizophrenia?
Although some people with schizophrenia suffer anxiety,
it is impossible for people with anxiety disorders to develop schizophrenia as a result of
their anxiety disorder. Anxiety sufferers should be reassured that they cannot develop schizophrenia as part of their anxiety state, no matter how bad the anxiety becomes.
What do all mood disorders have in common?
In general, nearly everyone with a mood disorder has
ongoing feelings of sadness
, and may feel helpless, hopeless, and irritable. Without treatment, symptoms can last for weeks, months, or years, and can impact quality of life.
Who came up with diathesis-stress model?
Rubinstein
(1986) developed a stress–diathesis theory of suicide, in which the effects of specific situational stressors and the categories or predisposing factors of vulnerable individuals in a given culture were integrated in a biocultural model of suicidal behavior.
What is the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia?
The neural diathesis–stress model of schizophrenia
proposes that stress, through its effects on cortisol production, acts upon a preexisting vulnerability to trigger and/or worsen the symptoms of schizophrenia
.
Which of the following is an example of flight of ideas?
A person experiencing flight of ideas, for example, might deliver a
10-minute monologue during which he or she jumps from talking about childhood
, to a favorite advertisement, to a moment of distorted body image, to political ideology, concluding with a rant about his or her favorite flower.
What are the two psychological factors that influence the way we act?
When we talk about psychological factors that influence consumer decisions, we are referring to the workings of the mind or psyche:
motivation, learning and socialization, attitudes and beliefs
.
Are mental health issues biological?
“All mental processes are brain processes, and therefore
all disorders of mental functioning are biological diseases
,” he says.
Which best describes a generalized anxiety disorder?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized
by persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things
. People with GAD may anticipate disaster and may be overly concerned about money, health, family, work, or other issues. Individuals with GAD find it difficult to control their worry.
