The model/theory that integrates the effects of biology and environment, or nature and nurture, on the development of mental illness is the:
1. Community mental health model
2. Holistic model
3. Systems theory
4. Diathesis-stress model
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Certain genes or genetic combinations produce a predisposition to a disorder. When an environ-mental stressor challenges an individual with a predisposition to a disorder, the expression of a mental disorder may result.
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a. C1 c. C7 b. C2 d. T1
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