Question

Ayse and ali are discussing the causes of the high rate of depression among women. ali points out how early childhood environment affects women's depression when they encounter stress later in life. on the other hand, ayse thinks that higher rates of depression among women are solely due to oppression of women in a male-dominated society. ali seems to adopt a __________ approach whereas ayse seems to adopt a __________ approach to causes of depression.

Answer 1

The answer for Ali is a diathesis-stress model, for Ayse is the sociocultural model. The diathesis-stress model pertains to the reason that genetic factors are the cause why we acquire mental disorders. The socio-cultural model points out that society and the culture play important roles as to why we develop mental disorders.