Stacey's mother has schizophrenia, but Stacey herself showed no symptoms of schizophrenia until she experienced the stress of medical school final exams. The final exams prompted a psychotic break. Stacey's case is a good example of:

A) hereditary induced stress.

B) etiology and prognosis.

C) the diathesis-stress model.

D) the medical model.

The diathesis-stress model

Explanation:

The diathesis-stress model is a model that describes the vulnerabilities and the predisposition of a certain type of medical condition that considers the physical as a well psychological condition.

The diathesis model was first used in schizophrenia terminology. It is later on used in depression.

It can be a biological inheritance as well as psychological vulnerabilities such as environmental influence.

This model is also called a stress vulnerability model that describes the interaction between the predisposition of genetic and environmental factors caused a disorder.

Thus, Stacy, smother case is a good example of the Diathesis stress model.