Faith Says That She Agrees with the Diathesis-Stress View of Psychopathology

question 25

Multiple Choice

Faith says that she agrees with the diathesis-stress view of psychopathology that ____.

• A) biochemical changes influence the structure of the brain to produce most disorders
• B) the environment plays little, if any, role in the development of disorders
• C) genetics are unimportant in the explanation of disorders
• D) genetics and environmental factors interact to cause disorders

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Definitions:

Fallacy Of Subjectivism

The logical error of assuming that individual feelings or subjective experiences can determine the truth of a claim.

Fallacy

A misleading or deceptive argument that appears logical but fails to hold up to scrutiny.

Truth

The property of statements that accurately reflect reality or are in accordance with facts.

Subjectivist Fallacies

Errors in reasoning that occur when subjective opinions or personal preferences are presented as objective facts.