The model that describes the development of psychopathology as a combination of an inherited predisposition and the events that have occurred in the individual's life is the ________ model.
A)diathesis-stress
B)genetic
C)bio-behavioral
D)psychoanalytic

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The diathesis-stress model proposes that a combination of a genetic or inherited predisposition and life stressors or events can lead to the development of psychopathology. This model suggests that individuals may have a genetic vulnerability or predisposition to a particular disorder, but it is the environmental factors (stressful events, trauma, etc.) that trigger the disorder.

The Model That Describes the Development of Psychopathology as a Combination