The View That People Biologically Predisposed to a Mental Disorder

question 25

Multiple Choice

The view that people biologically predisposed to a mental disorder will tend to exhibit that disorder when particularly affected by stress is known as the ________ model of abnormal behavior.

• A) acute stress
• B) organic stress
• C) posttraumatic stress
• D) diathesis-stress

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Definitions:

Placebos

Substances with no therapeutic effect that are used in clinical trials as a control to test the effectiveness of treatments.

Nocebo Effect

Adverse effect of a placebo.

Negative Effect

An adverse or undesirable outcome resulting from a particular action or condition.

Placebo Study

A research experiment in which the effects of a substance or treatment are compared with those of a placebo, a harmless pill or procedure, to assess the treatment's effectiveness.