Stress-Illness Link

Question 1

Canon, 1929

Answer 1

Fight or Flight model

Question 2

Lazarus, 1966

Answer 2

Transactional model - includes event appraisal and self appraisal

Question 3

Dhabhar, 2014

Answer 3

Impact of stress on immune system - Type 1 and 2 cytokine imbalance induces chronic inflammation and suppresses the action of immunoprotective cells

Question 4

Cohen et al, 1991

Answer 4

Injected pps with 5 diff strands of the common cold

Those with higher self reported stress were more likely to fall ill

Question 5

Miller and Sadeh, 2014

Answer 5

Neurodegeneration and accelerated-ageing hypothesis in PTSD patients
Chronic life stress increases likelihood of oxidative stress which speeds cellular ageing causing higher levels for age related illnesses in PTSD patients

Question 6

Steptoe et al, 2013

Answer 6

Workplace stress increases the risk of being diagnosed with CVD by 40%

Question 7

Whisman et al, 2010

Answer 7

Marital stress has longitudinal relationship with metabolic syndrome - hyperglycemia, obesity and hypertension

Question 8

Frone, 2013

Answer 8

30% US workforce have a 12 month prevalence rate of drinking to intoxication after work

Question 9

Room et al, 2005

Answer 9

Drinking is related to 60 different medical conditions and is associated with 4% of the worlds death

Question 10

Metcalfe et al, 2003

Answer 10

Higher stress levels is associated with more cigarettes smoked

Question 11

McEwan and Stellar, 1993

Answer 11

If a person has a higher allostatic load then they are more likely to become ill after experiencing another stressor

Question 12

Christian et al, 2006

Answer 12

Wound healing as a measure of stress

Catecholamines and cytokines are released when stressed and slow blood clotting