The diathesis-stress model assumes that to become ill ______.

A. a person must have only a relatively permanent predisposition to the illness
B. some type of stress is all that is necessary
C. both a relatively permanent predisposition to the illness and the experience of stress are necessary
D. a person needs to make a primary appraisal of threat or harm


Answer: C. both a relatively permanent predisposition to the illness and the experience of stress are necessary

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