predisposition

Examples of predisposition in the following topics:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• The Brain and Personality

  • The researcher concluded that neurotic predisposition is, to a large extent, determined by genetics.

• 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.

• 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.

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  • Individuals with a genetic predisposition for GAD are more likely to develop the disorder, especially in response to a life stressor.

• 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.