PSYCH 1XX3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14.2: Schizophrenia, Psychopathology
18 Apr 2017
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Module 14. 2 psychological disorders ii (the environmental model) The environmental model considers the effects of the environmental factors on causing psychopathology o ie. where we live, who we socialize with, what we eat: ex. Epidemiological studies show that depression is twice as common in females than it is in males. One theory suggests that it may be due to the fact that women simply face more adversity than men. Plausible that being at a higher risk for sexual abuse or living in poverty may lead to a higher risk for depression: ex. Diathesis-stress hypothesis: schizophrenia is thought to develop when a genetic predisposition, or diathesis, is paired with environmental stress. Imagine as points system -- passing a certain threshold level of points will cause schizophrenia. Individuals who are born with a high diathesis only have to experience a minimal amount of life stress in order to develop the disorder.
