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abarnes

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What is the diathesis-stress model of psychopathology?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Herbert awakens early in the morning and feels more depressed in the morning than the evening. He has lost all interest in activities and derives no pleasure from things that used to please him.
 
  If he is suffering from major depression, Herbert's symptoms suggest the subtype called
  a. mood-congruent.
  b. melancholic.
  c. dysthymic.
  d. postpartum.



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Answer to Question 1

A person must have both a vulnerability for a disorder and exposure to some type of stressors in order to develop the disorder.

Answer to Question 2

b. melancholic.



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