Trigger mechanisms of biological and psychological stress and the diathesis stress models in psychiatry
This article reviews investigations dealing with the diathesis stress models in psychiatry. The author compares the trigger mechanisms of biological and psychological stress and describes the following models: (1) development of biological stress, including the evaluation factor and stressors rating scales, both static and dynamic; (2) development of traumatic mental stress, on the basis of static and dynamic assessment of life events, which surpass for the individual the borders of everyday norm. The second model forms the basis of a new approach towards psychotherapy of acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.