List five diseases that are associated with long-term chronic stress.?
What will be an ideal response?
?Evidence increasingly suggests a relationship between stressful environmental and psychosocial factors and the risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Impaired immunity due to stress makes the body more susceptible to many diseases, including infections and disorders of the immune system itself, such as the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis. The text lists a large number of other disease conditions associated with stress, including cancer, diabetes, stroke, and ulcers.
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A. bradycardia B. dysrhythmia C. palpitation D. tachycardia
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false