sociocultural explanations of MDD

sociocultural explanations consider

factors in the enviornment that increase or decrease risk of MDD

includes:

-stressors
-resources for coping with stress
-cultural framework → attitude towards MDD
= essentially, vunerability factors

vunerability factors

vulnerability models argue when an individual has more exposure to risk factors than protective factors there is an increased likelihood for the development of disorders
-protective factors = decrease stress
-risk factors = increase stress

diathesis stress model

stress factors as model of depression as a trigger for depression which activate biological predispositions to it

diathesis stress model study

caspi et. al

vunerability factors study

Brown + Harris