In contrast to the conclusions reached by early stress researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe, contemporary health psychologists found that:
A) to improve its predictive power the Social Readjustment Rating Scale needs to be expanded from 43 life events to 125 life events.
B) positive life events such as vacations or marriage have a worse impact on physical health than negative life events.
C) the impact of major life events is more damaging than originally thought and high scores on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale are invariably associated with severe illness or disease.
D) most people weather major life events without developing severe physical or psychological problems.
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