The ______ model recognizes the interaction of stress from disturbed family communication with genetic vulnerability in increasing the risk of developing schizophrenia.
A) psychodynamic
B) double-bind
C) family systems
D) diathesis-stress

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The diathesis-stress model proposes that genetic vulnerability (diathesis) and external stressors (stress) interact to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia. In this case, the external stressor is disturbed family communication, which is consistent with the family systems perspective, but the diathesis-stress model specifically emphasizes the interaction between genetic vulnerability and stress. The psychodynamic and double-bind models are other theoretical perspectives that have been proposed to explain the development of schizophrenia, but they do not specifically address the interaction between genetic vulnerability and stress.

The ______ Model Recognizes the Interaction of Stress from Disturbed