STM Model Overview
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What is schizophrenia, and how does STM redefine it conceptually?
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What causes schizophrenia, and what are the STM model’s core propositions?
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What does the STM model explain that other models do not?
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How does the Sensitivity Threshold Model (STM) integrate and unify all known risk and protective factors for schizophrenia, mental illness, and autoimmune conditions into a coherent systems-level framework?
Evidence and Testing
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Which STM core tenets are supported by current scientific evidence?
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Can you provide a table comparing how major theories explain schizophrenia’s components?
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What would an ideal empirical test of the STM model look like?
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How could computational psychiatry help validate the STM model?
Theory Comparison
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How does STM compare to existing theories of schizophrenia in terms of completeness and supporting evidence?
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How do existing theories differ in how they explain core features of schizophrenia?
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How does STM compare in explanatory strength with competing models?
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of STM versus traditional theories?
Meta-Questions
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Why hasn’t the STM theory been proposed before?
About the Sensitivity Threshold Model (STM) Custom GPT and These Questions
The STM offers a systems-level perspective: it proposes that many complex disorders may arise when sensitive biological systems (such as neural, immune, or hormonal systems) are chronically stressed beyond their adaptive limits.
The sample questions reflect real-world concerns about the nature mental health and schizophrenia, the role of medication, the connection between stress and illness, and how personal experiences and biology may interact in shaping mental health. The STM Custom GPT can help users:
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Explore concepts: Understand how stress, sensitivity, and system thresholds could contribute to psychiatric and immune-related conditions.
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Encourage reflection: Consider how life experiences and biological sensitivity might relate to their health journey.
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Clarify ideas for discussion: Provide conceptual language and systems-level insights that can support more meaningful conversations with healthcare providers.
⚠ Important: This tool does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations. It is designed to promote self-reflection and informed dialogue with qualified healthcare professionals.