Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Regular exercise lengthens rather than shortens the telomeres of our DNA strands.
2. Thirty to forty percent of all visits to health care providers are the result of stress-related disorders.
3. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the college population and is linked to untreated depression and triggered by stressful events.
4. Chronic stress is when an individual assesses a situation as threatening, regardless of its actual threat.
5. One person may perceive a stressor as negative while another may perceive the same stressor as positive.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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