EPPP Psychology

Answer: D - Having a chronic health condition, such as diabetes, may increase one’s perceived stress.
Taking on new behaviors (or changing old behaviors) to manage a chronic health condition can be stressful for anyone. Ironically, this additional stress may also worsen the health condition. For example, with Type II diabetes, stress seems to raise glucose levels, thus worsening the condition. Thus it is even more important to learn to manage stress.