According to Research Presented in the Text, Poverty, and Racism

question 41

Multiple Choice

According to research presented in the text, poverty, and racism are powerful sources of stress.This suggests that one problem with inventories is that the scale focuses on

• A) objective stressors, not subjective judgments of stress.
• B) stressors experienced by the middle class, not the poor or minority groups.
• C) both positive and negative life changes.
• D) self-reports of both stressors and health.

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