How does prolonged stress by itself sometimes produce symptoms of illness?
What will be an ideal response?
Prolonged stress leads to elevated levels of cortisol and other chemicals that stimulate the immune system. When the immune system is highly active, it produces fever, sleepiness, and loss of appetite--the same symptoms that many illnesses produce.
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After spending ten years in a rock band, Oz finds he has a hearing problem. What is the likely diagnosis?
a) anosmia b) central deafness c) peripheral deafness d) conduction deafness
Vuolo, Mortimer, and Staff (2014) found that the most powerful predictor of whether a student would flounder (not commit to a stable career path by ages 31 to 32) was ______________________________
a. completing high school b. work ethic c. socioeconomic status d. completing a 4-year college degree