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| Causal pattern, or when one or more causal factor lead to a disorder. |
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| A condition that must be present for a disorder to occur; If a disorder occurs then "cause" must procede it. |
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| A condition that guarantees the occurance of a disorder. If "cause" occurs then disorder will occur. |
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| One that increases the probability of a disorder. If "cause" occurs then the probability that the disorder will occur increases. |
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| A predisposition toward developing a disorder. Which can derive from biological, psychological, or sociocultural causal factors. |
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| When a mental disorder is developed due to a combination of diathesis and stress. |
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| The RESPONSE of an individual to taxing demands. |
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| May precede disorder by decades. ie: early childhood loss leads to adult depression |
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| Occurs close in time to disorder onset |
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Reinforcing contributory cause |
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| Occurs after the disorder and causes it to be maintained. |
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Biopychosocial Model
Synthesis |
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| The acknowledment that biological, psychopathological, and sociocultural factors all interact and play a role in psychopathology and treatment. |
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Four categories that are relevant to maladaptive bahvior
1) Neurotranmitter and hormonal abnormalities in brain
2) Gentetic vulnerability
3) Temperament
4) Brain dysfunction and neural plasticity |
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| Is related to the Genotype (total genetic endowment) and Phenotype (Observed characteristic or what is observed). |
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Genotype-Enviornment Correlations
How an individual's genotype may shape their enviornment |
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1) Passive effect - The inidivuals genotype does not shape the enviornment as much as the others around them do. ie: a child's genotype that is similar to that of the parents may be shaped and supported more by the parents than their own.
2) Evocative effect - When a child's genotype may evoke particular kinds of reactions from the social and physical enviornment. ie: happy babies evoke happy, positive reactions from parents thus reinforcing their happy behaviors.
3) Active effect - When a child's genotype plays a more active role in shaping their enviornment. ie: an extravert may seek out others to befirend thus building thier own enviornment "niche building" |
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Genotype-environment interactions |
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| People with different genotypes may be differentially sensitive or susceptable to their enviornments. |
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- Fearfulnes
- Irritability
- Positive affect
- Activity Level
- Attentional persistence and effortful control
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1) Parenting & attachment
2) Family Enviornment
3) Peers
4) Marital Quality
5) Social Quality (equality, opportunity, discrimination)
6) Culture |
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