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
ANS: 4
Certain genes or genetic combinations produce a predisposition to a disorder. When an environmental stressor challenges an individual with a predisposition to a disorder, the expression of a mental disorder may result.
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