Taken together, research on stress and physical health can be BEST summarized by which of the following statements?

A) Stress causes poor physical health.
B) A genetic predisposition causes some people to be more stressed than others.
C) Some people have the cognitive tendency to be more stressed than others.
D) Links between high stress and poor physical health can be explained by many third variables.

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Siti Noor Mas Suzieyani Awg Hj Md Yussof 17B0827 · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  While stress has been shown to have negative effects on physical health, there are many third variables (such as lifestyle choices and pre-existing health conditions) that may play a role in the correlation between stress and poor health outcomes. Additionally, individual differences in cognitive tendencies and genetics may also contribute to stress levels and their impact on physical health. Therefore, it is difficult to definitively conclude that stress alone causes poor physical health.

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