predisposition

Psychology

(noun)

The state of being susceptible to something, especially to a disease or other health problem.

Related Terms

  • primary prevention
  • intervention
  • stressor
Management

(noun)

A intrinsic personal characteristic or susceptibility.

Related Terms

  • selective perception
  • Inter-cultural competence
  • Immersion
  • Intercultural Competence
  • Diversity
  • barrier
  • culture
  • Perception

(noun)

An intrinsic personal characteristic or susceptibility.

Related Terms

  • selective perception
  • Inter-cultural competence
  • Immersion
  • Intercultural Competence
  • Diversity
  • barrier
  • culture
  • Perception

Examples of predisposition in the following topics:

  • Rococo in French Decoration

    • Rococo salons are known for their elaborate detail, serpentine design work, asymmetry and predisposition to lighter, pastel, or gold-based color palettes.
    • Rococo salons are characterized by their elaborate detail, intricate patterns, serpentine design work, asymmetry, as well as a predisposition to lighter, pastel, and gold-based color palettes .
  • Conditional probability exercises

    • A genetic test is used to determine if people have a predisposition for thrombosis, which is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel that obstructs the flow of blood through the circulatory system.
    • It is believed that 3% of people actually have this predisposition.
    • The genetic test is 99% accurate if a person actually has the predisposition, meaning that the probability of a positive test result when a person actually has the predisposition is 0.99.
    • The test is 98% accurate if a person does not have the predisposition.
    • What is the probability that a randomly selected person who tests positive for the predisposition by the test actually has the predisposition?
  • Gender and Diversity

    • In any communicative setting, whether you are speaking or writing or listening or reading, keep in mind the possible interpretations of individuals whose perspectives and predispositions may differ from yours.
    • People should work to understand relevant languages, regions, and cultural predispositions to avoid communicative misinterpretations.
  • Definition of Terms

    • Attitudes are learned or established predispositions to respond (Zimbardo & Leippe, 1991).
  • 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.
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis

    • It is a member of the group of the spondyloarthropathies with a strong genetic predisposition.
  • Building a Diverse Workforce

    • Attracting a diverse workforce requires a corporate structure supportive of varying backgrounds and predispositions, as well as the internal resources and knowledge necessary to effectively identify with a variety of cultures.
    • Following the process involved in identifying talent, the managers and human resource representatives are then tasked with training various new hires from a number of different backgrounds and cultural predispositions.
  • The Impact of Culture on Business Operations

    • Observing the cultural tendencies of an organization and finding ways to accommodate them, and their interaction with other cultural predispositions, requires experience, motivation and self-awareness (of one's own cultural predispositions).
  • World Health Trends

    • Type II diabetes is an example of a disease of affluence, as it is thought to develop from high-sugar and high-fat diets, rather than from genetic predispositions or contagions.
    • Type II Diabetes is an example of a disease of affluence, as it is thought to develop from high-sugar and high-fat diets rather than from genetic predispositions or contagions.
  • 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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