Which of the following statements about how discrimination influences health is most accurate?

a. Discrimination is unrelated to poor health.
b. People who experience discrimination are likely to compensate for it by making positive health-related choices.
c. An immediate increase in heart rate is the biggest problem associated with experiencing discrimination.
d. Experiencing discrimination stimulates the stress response, which can bring about long-term health problems.


Answer: D

Rationale: Being a target of prejudice and discrimination is linked to increased blood pressure, heart rate, and secretions of stress hormones.

Psychology

You might also like to view...

A normal distribution

a. has more than half of its data points to the left of the median. b. has more than half of its data points to the right of the mean. c. has 95% of its data points within one standard deviation of the mean. d. is symmetrical.

Psychology

Popular magazine articles are considered ______ for research information in a literature review.

a. primary sources b. secondary sources c. detailed sources d. thorough source

Psychology

Shahad is an adventurous eater. She is willing to try almost any kind of new food. Shahad is likely high in openness to experience.

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

Psychology

In patients with brain damage, recognition of different grammatical structures is

A. better in patients with left hemisphere damage than patients with right hemisphere damage. B. better in patients with right hemisphere damage than patients with left hemisphere damage. C. not impaired in patients with either right or left hemisphere damage. D. equally impaired in patients with either right or left hemisphere damage.

Psychology