Dr.Jahangir is seeing a depressed patient who is currently undergoing a relationship breakup.Dr.Jahangir also knows that as a child this patient suffered from both neglect and abuse.Dr.Jahangir believes that the patient's difficult childhood has predisposed her to overreact to life circumstances,such as the recent breakup,resulting in the patient's severely depressed state.Dr.Jahangir's perspective on the patient's problems is based on which of the following models?

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Dr. Jahangir's perspective on the patient's problems is based on the diathesis-stress model, which suggests that individuals have underlying vulnerabilities (in this case, a difficult childhood) that predispose them to developing certain conditions (in this case, depression) in response to stressors (such as the breakup).

DrJahangir Is Seeing a Depressed Patient Who Is Currently Undergoing