In Interviews with Hospital Patients, Holmes and Rahe (1967)found That

question 76

Multiple Choice

In interviews with hospital patients, Holmes and Rahe (1967) found that illness was often preceded by either a positive or negative major life event.This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that

• A) stress is caused by change.
• B) childhood trauma can exacerbate stress, especially among those who are ill.
• C) negative events are experienced as more stressful than positive events.
• D) life itself, rather than stress, produces physical illness.

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Definitions:

Faulty Perception

Erroneous or distorted interpretation of sensory information.

Delusion

A false belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often symptomatic of psychiatric disorders.

Hallucination

A perceptual experience that occurs in the absence of an external stimulus, often vivid and clear, with the full force and impact of a normal perception.

Illusion

A false perception or misinterpretation of a real sensory stimulus, often studied to understand human perception and cognition.