Shanlee inherited a physiological trait that makes her more prone to anxiety. When she was 9, she was riding in car that was involved in a serious accident. If Shanlee were to develop a phobia of driving a car, the model that would probably best explain the cause of her phobia is the ________ model
A)diathesis-stress
B)biological
C)gene-environment correlation
D)interpersonal

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The diathesis-stress model suggests that individuals with a susceptibility to a particular disorder will only develop the disorder if they are exposed to a particular environmental stressor. In this case, Shanlee's inherited predisposition for anxiety may be the diathesis, while the car accident may have been the environmental stressor that triggered the development of her phobia.

Shanlee Inherited a Physiological Trait That Makes Her More Prone