7 Questions
What percentage greater is the risk of developing heart disease for individuals with elevated depressive symptoms compared to those with fewer symptoms?
64%
In a study of over 63,000 registered nurses, how much more likely were those with more depressed symptoms at the beginning of the study to experience fatal heart disease over a 12-year period?
49%
According to the American Heart Association, what did they recommend for all heart disease patients several years ago?
Routine depression screening
What did the American Heart Association recommend including as a risk factor for heart disease patients in 2014?
Depression
What did a recent investigation find regarding adolescents who had been diagnosed with depression as children?
They were more likely to be obese
What implication arose from the study on childhood depression regarding living an unhealthy lifestyle?
Depression may increase the likelihood of living an unhealthy lifestyle.
What is one reason why depression might produce heart problems according to the text?
Unhealthy lifestyle choices
Learn about Hans Selye's discovery of stress response in rats while researching sex hormones in the biochemistry department at McGill University in the 1930s. Explore how prolonged negative stimulation led to physiological changes like adrenal enlargement and stomach ulceration.
Make Your Own Quizzes and Flashcards
Convert your notes into interactive study material.
Get started for free
