A 45-year-old patient presents with recurrent major depression. Her clinician notes a family history of mood disorders, recent job loss, chronic insomnia, ruminative thinking patterns, and limited social support. The treatment plan integrates an SSRI, cognitive-behavioral therapy, sleep hygiene coaching, and a peer support group.
The combination of family history (predisposition) plus recent job loss (life event) best illustrates which framework for understanding disorder onset?
- A
The cognitive triad
- Bcheck_circle
The diathesis-stress model
- C
The humanistic actualization model
- D
The reciprocal determinism model
Explanation
The diathesis-stress model posits that an underlying vulnerability becomes manifest disorder when triggered by environmental stress. The other options refer to different theoretical frameworks not specific to predisposition-plus-stressor onset.