Manuela has a family history of schizophrenia.Although she had a relatively uneventful childhood and stable adult life, she is concerned that she will develop the disorder.According to the diathesis-stress model, Manuela has a probability of developing schizophrenia because she
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The diathesis-stress model suggests that a disorder develops due to a combination of a predispositional vulnerability (diathesis) and stressful environmental factors. Manuela has the diathesis (a family history of schizophrenia) but lacks significant stress factors, making her probability of developing the disorder low.

Manuela Has a Family History of Schizophrenia