Dr.Janus is seeing a client diagnosed with depression who experienced trauma as a child.Dr.Janus believes this trauma predisposed the client to overreact to life's difficult circumstances.As a result,her recent breakup resulted in a depressed state.Dr.Janus's perspective on his client's problems seems to be most consistent with the

A) biopsychosocial approach.
B) criteria in DSM-5.
C) diathesis-stress model.
D) dimensional approach.

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Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The diathesis-stress model suggests that a predisposition (diathesis) for a disorder, such as a genetic vulnerability or early life trauma, interacts with life stressors to trigger the onset of the disorder. Dr. Janus's perspective that childhood trauma predisposed the client to overreact to difficult circumstances, leading to depression, aligns with this model.

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