Psychology A-Level
Meehl's original model and its modern revision
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The diathesis was entirely genetic, a single schizogene producing a schizotypic personality, while the modern diathesis is polygenic and psychological as well as genetic.
Topics that use Meehl's original model and its modern revision
- Schizophrenia (AQA A-Level)
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- Family therapy
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