Diathesis-stress model
The diathesis-stress model recognises that both experience (nurture) and genetics (nature) contribute to a persons behaviour.
It suggests that certain people have a predisposition (diathesis) towards a certain illness and that types of environmental stress can trigger illness in such vulnerable people.
It suggests that certain people have a predisposition (diathesis) towards a certain illness and that types of environmental stress can trigger illness in such vulnerable people.
