diathesis
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- noun
- /ˌdaɪəˈθiːsɪs/
- Specialized
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diátesis
- These cognitive and emotional responses occur with more or less intensity depending on the importance of the transition, the social and psychological supports available, the coping mechanisms used, and the diathesis (vulnerability) of the individual.
- diathesis-stress
- diathesis-stress model
So we think of it more in the sort of disease model or the disease diathesis, rather than, you know, this person's personality.
- So we think of it more in the sort of disease model or the disease diathesis, rather than, you know, this person's personality.
Examples
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Among the possible predisposing factors is an allergic diathesis, which can lead to eczema.
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The study aimed to explore how a stressful environment could exacerbate one's diathesis for mental illness.
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So we think of it more in the sort of disease model or the disease diathesis, rather than, you know, this person's personality.
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Well, stress diathesis, which also is called a vulnerability stress model diathesis.
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Among the possible predisposing factors are a history of dermatitis and an allergic diathesis.
Academic text (2001) -
The results provide support for diathesis-stress models, which maintain that perfectionists exposed to life stress are vulnerable to symptoms of depression.
Academic text (1995) -
Specifically, insufficient levels of social support may represent a potentially important diathesis for ill health among individuals who habitually suppress anger when they experience it.
Academic text (1997) -
Barnett and Gotlib (1988b) have suggested that a diathesis-stress model is an appropriate framework for conceptualizing the development of depression.
Academic text (2002) -
He has a family history that suggests a genetic diathesis for developing autoimmune diseases.
Synonyms
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7.2
A greater chance of getting a disease because of genes or life conditions
Surface Forms
Etymology
Diathesis comes from Greek parts dia- 'through' and thesis 'placing', the same root as the word thesis. So a diathesis is like a condition 'placed through' your body — a built-in tendency that makes you more likely to get a certain disease.