predisposition
(noun)
The state of being susceptible to something, especially to a disease or other health problem.
Examples of predisposition in the following topics:
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Educational Psychology
- The practice is based on the belief that every child has an individual capacity and style of learning that results from predisposition, experience, and development.
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Nature vs. Nurture
- The diathesis–stress model is a psychological theory that attempts to explain behavior as a predispositional vulnerability together with stress from life experiences.
- The diathesis, or predisposition, interacts with the subsequent stress response of an individual.
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Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Several theories of substance use and addiction exist, some of the main ones being genetic predisposition, the self-medication theory, a psychological predisposition, and factors involved with social/economic development.
- Genetic factors may create a predisposition for substance abuse, which means that an individual may have a tendency toward substance abuse.
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Genetic Basis of Intelligence and Learning
- It may even be possible to develop specific approaches to help individual students with different genetic predispositions more effectively.
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Etiology of Schizophrenia
- The pathenogenic theory of schizophrenia suggests that in-utero exposure to pathogens that affect the central nervous system may cause a predisposition for the development of schizophrenia.
- A variety of factors have been associated with schizophrenia, including genetic predisposition, environmental factors, and neurotransmitter imbalances.
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The Brain and Personality
- The researcher concluded that neurotic predisposition is, to a large extent, determined by genetics.
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Personality Psychology
- Psychologists who favor the biological approach believe that inherited predispositions as well as physiological processes can be used to explain differences in our personalities.
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Selection
- Perceptual expectancy, also called perceptual set, is a predisposition to perceive things in a certain way based on expectations and assumptions about the world.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Individuals with a genetic predisposition for GAD are more likely to develop the disorder, especially in response to a life stressor.
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The Biopsychosocial Model of Health and Illness
- Alternatively, psychological factors may exacerbate a biological predisposition by putting a genetically vulnerable person at risk for other risk behaviors.