The nurse is working with a patient who was diagnosed two days ago with severe depression. Reflecting on the diathesis-stress model, the nurse recognizes that which event is most likely to be a factor in the development of depression?
1. Losing his job last week
2. His mother's suicide when he was ten years old
3. Breaking up with his girlfriend the week before his diagnosis
4. The death of his 12-year-old dog three years ago
Answer: 2
Explanation: The diathesis-stress model states that certain individuals inherit tendencies to express certain traits or behaviors when exposed to the right conditions or stressors. A patient's diathesis, or hereditary predisposition, must interact with life events in order to trigger depression. A life trauma, especially during the formative years of childhood, may predispose vulnerable individuals to alteration in brain neurochemistry that initiates the process for future mood disorders.
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