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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