Interactionist

• ORIGINAL diathesis-stress model beliefs:

  • Stress was limited to dysfunctional parenting
  • Only the schizogene increased schizo vulnerability
  • Stress was psychological
  • Vulnerability was caused by genetic-makeup
  • Diathesis was biological
• The developed diathesis-stress model believes

  • Stress is not limited to dysfunctional parenting
  • Vulnerability can be the result of early trauma + genetic-makeup
  • Multiple genes increase schizo vulnerability
  • Stress can come in many forms, including biological