The principle of equifinality, or the concept of multiple pathways, means that
A. many risk factors might be involved in a disorder's etiology.
B. disorders must always be explained in terms of many different risk factors.
C. a diathesis must always be combined with some form of stress.
D. the same risk factors can produce many different disorders.
Answer: A
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