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:

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Stacey's case illustrates the diathesis-stress model, which suggests that a person inherits a predisposition or vulnerability (diathesis) to a particular disorder, but an environmental stressor is necessary to trigger the disorder. In Stacey's case, her genetics made her more susceptible to schizophrenia, but the stress of medical school final exams was the trigger for her psychotic break. The other options (hereditary induced stress, etiology and prognosis, and the medical model) do not accurately explain Stacey's situation.

Stacey's Mother Has Schizophrenia,but Stacey Herself Showed No Symptoms of Schizophrenia