In Contrast to the Conclusions Reached by Early Stress Researchers

question 103

Multiple Choice

In contrast to the conclusions reached by early stress researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe, contemporary health psychologists found that:

• A)to improve its predictive power the Social Readjustment Rating Scale needs to be expanded from 43 life events to 125 life events.
• B)positive life events such as vacations or marriage have a worse impact on physical health than negative life events.
• C)the impact of major life events is more damaging than originally thought and high scores on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale are invariably associated with severe illness or disease.
• D)most people weather major life events without developing severe physical or psychological problems.

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Definitions:

Subducted

Refers to the geologic process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

Tectonic Terranes

Discrete fragments of crustal material formed on, or broken off from one tectonic plate, and accreted or sutured to crust lying on another plate.

Geologic Map

A map that represents the rock formations and geologic features on the surface of the Earth, used by geologists to understand earth processes and history.

Terrane

A fragment of Earth's crust that has been transported and attached to a continent along a tectonic boundary.