According to the diathesis-stress model, ________.

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The diathesis-stress model posits that genetic factors make some individuals more susceptible to developing certain disorders, such as schizophrenia, and that stress and other environmental factors can trigger the onset of the disorder. Option A (people learn to be schizophrenic from observing schizophrenic parents) is incorrect because schizophrenia is not something that can be "learned". Option B (schizophrenia results from the excess dilation of the blood vessels to the brain, resulting in stress to the neocortex) is incorrect because there is no evidence to support this claim. Option D (schizophrenia results when children are taught to act in ways that contradict their perceptions of reality and their feelings) is incorrect because schizophrenia results from a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors, and is not caused by parenting practices.

According to the Diathesis-Stress Model, ________