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Chapter 1.

Introduction

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Caretaking: The Physical Toll

Author: Ronald J. Comer

Princeton University

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1.1 Caretaking: The Physical Toll

This video examines the relationship between caretaking (specifically, caring for family members with dementia), stress, and health. The video focuses on a man who cares for his wife with Alzheimer’s disease. As you watch, you will see the emotional and physical toll that chronic stress takes on him and on other such individuals. The video also features a study by Janice Kiecolt Glaser and Ronald Glaser providing evidence that long-term stress can lower the human body’s immune response.

1.2 Check Your Understanding

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1. Research finds that the physical wounds of caregivers of relatives with Alzheimer's disease ______________.

2. Chronic stress relates to each of the following, except:

3. People with a ______________ tend to be consistently angry, cynical, driven, impatient, and competitive.

4. Which of the following is not a psychophysiological problem?

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