The Link Between Exposure to Stress and the Development of Cancer

question 23

Multiple Choice

The link between exposure to stress and the development of cancer has been:

• A) difficult to establish.
• B) definitively confirmed by research.
• C) definitively refuted by research.
• D) generally ignored by psychoneuroimmunologists.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Model

A theory in psychology that explains human behavior in terms of observable and measurable responses to external stimuli.

Abnormality

A deviation from the norm or average, often denoting a difference in psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function that may indicate disease or disorder.

Psychodynamic Model

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces underlying human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist best known for developing the theories and techniques of psychoanalysis.