Which of the Following Is NOT a Beneficial Effect of Stress

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a beneficial effect of stress?

• A) Promotes positive psychological change
• B) Satisfies a need for stimulation and challenge
• C) Prepares individuals so they are less affected by future stress
• D) Resistance to physical illness

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Flat Affect

A significant reduction in emotional expressiveness, where a person appears emotionally numb or unresponsive.

Schizophrenia

A brain disorder characterized by anomalies in thought patterns, sensory experiences, emotional responses, and social engagements.

Delusions

Fixed false beliefs that conflict with reality, despite evidence to the contrary, often a symptom of psychological disorders such as schizophrenia.