Research Has Shown That the Right Combination of Inherited Potential

question 301

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that the right combination of inherited potential and environmental stress may produce mind-altering changes in the brain. These changes may cause psychotic behavior and various forms of psychopathology. This is called the __________ model.

• A)undifferentiated impact
• B)causal-interactional
• C)psychogenic-environmental
• D)stress-vulnerability

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Definitions:

Self-Presentation Theory

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Social Psychology

An analysis focusing on the impact of others' genuine, envisioned, or insinuated presence on one's mental processes, emotions, and actions.

Hopelessness Depression

A form of depression characterized by a negative outlook and a belief that unpleasant situations are inescapable and unchangeable.

Clinical Depression

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