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14.1. What Is a Psychological Disorder?
According to the diathesis-stress model, which of the following factors predispose a person to develop a psychological disorder?
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childhood trauma
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genetic predisposition
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culture that disapproves of strange behaviors
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low self-control
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Correct: childhood trauma, genetic predisposition, and low self-control.

Explanation: the diathesis-stress model says a preexisting vulnerability (diathesis) — e.g., genetic risk, early trauma, stable personality traits such as low self-control — interacts with stressors to produce a disorder. A culture that merely disapproves of “strange” behaviors affects labeling/stigma and expression, not a biological or psychological vulnerability that predisposes someone to develop the disorder.