Diathesis Stress Model

Diathesis- This is the genetic predisposition which the Genain children expressed through their father. Mr. Genain had various fears and obsessions much(prenominal) as patrolling the house because he was worried of a break in, forms of paranoia. Since paranoia is a symptom of schizophrenia it is likely that Mr. Genain was schizophrenic and he passed this gene onto the children. later on, his actions created stress that triggered the schizophrenia in his children. Stress Nora and Myra were considered the more than superior dance band of twins and therefore were able to function better than Iris and Hester.This categorization is probably one of the first stressors that caused Iris and Hester to suffer the worst from the disorder. A stress that affected all of the children and helped trigger the disorder was Mr. Genains crush on watching the girls dress and undress. Furthermore, his molestation of two of the girls made them more likely to develop schizophrenia. Part of the reason Nora was not as winning as Myra was because she was her fathers favorite sexual target which added more stress to her life.Another stressor that hurt Iris and Hester was when their parents had their clitoriss were circumcised. Also, since Iris, Nora, and Myra began deteriorating subsequently a man made improper advances this proves that stress played a prominent role in the signaling of schizophrenia. Myra was able to be the just about functioning individual because she was her parents favorite and received the to the lowest degree objectionable attention, and therefore had the least amount of stress in her life.