In a study examining the long-term effects of childhood trauma on adult mental health, researchers find a significant correlation between early-life adversity and the later development of somatic symptom disorders. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this correlation according to the biopsychosocial model?

Childhood trauma directly causes physical health problems in adulthood.

The correlation is due to shared genetic factors predisposing to both childhood trauma and somatic symptoms.

The experience of trauma leads to alterations in stress hormone levels, impacting the nervous system and contributing to somatic symptoms.

Childhood trauma only affects mental health if the individual has a predisposition to psychological disorders.

Somatic symptom disorders are a direct consequence of repressed memories of trauma.

Psychology

College Board

Exam No：AP Psychology Problem Set 8 Year：2024 Question No：APPsychology2024AP0504

Answer:

8.5 Trauma- and Stressor Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders