Question

Health class

which of the following social determinants of health contributes significantly to chronic stress?

1- poverty

2- discrimination

3- exposure to neighbohood violence

4- all above

Answer 1

ANSWER :

Option 4 - All above

Explanation :

• Poverty : Poverty includes lack of money which leads to unavailability of food , home , conflicts and family violence , all of them can cause chronic stress or amplifies the underlying stress.
• Discrimination : Discrimination of people based on their social identity can cause negative emotions , mistrust and decreased cognitive resources which can result in chronic stress.
• Exposure to neighbourhood violence : Neighbourhood violence can effect a person both physiologically and psychologically. It can cause biological effects across multiple stress response systems contributing to chronic stress.