The diathesis-stress model would predict that ______.
A) the severity of sexual abuse would be correlated with the likelihood of development of dissociative identity disorder
B) abused children who develop dissociative identity disorder would have a personality proneness for the disorder
C) the development of dissociative identity disorder in sexually abused children would depend on the supportiveness of the child's environment
D) dissociative identity disorder would only occur in sexually abused children who kept the abuse secret from everyone else

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The diathesis-stress model suggests that a predisposition or vulnerability (diathesis) combined with environmental stressors can lead to the development of a disorder. In this context, it predicts that children who develop dissociative identity disorder would have an inherent vulnerability or personality proneness for the disorder, which is triggered by the stress of abuse.

The Diathesis-Stress Model Would Predict That ______