Question

Dr. janus is seeing a depressed client who recently experienced a relationship breakup. he knows that, as a child, the client suffered abuse. dr. janus believes this abuse predisposed her to overreact to life's difficult circumstances, such as her recent breakup, resulting in a depressed state. dr. janus's perspective on his client's problems seems to be consistent with the

Answer 1

Dr. Janus's perspective on his client's problems which states that the client's depressed state is result of the relationship breakup he has experienced seems to be consistent with the Diathesis stress model.

The Diathesis stress model explains why people develop mental disorders and includes genetics and life experience as reasons for these disorders.