Question: In general, how do the social determinants of health affect the physiological body? Question options: Coping with poor living and working conditions is a powerful motivator that inspires people to live healthier lives. Therefore, poor people are more likely to be physically active, non-smokers, and health eaters. Canadians that hold the most powerful jobs carry a high level of work-related stress and are therefore more likely to smoke and use illicit drugs. Poor living and working conditions create stress in the body - existing in a prolonged state of stress has a harmful effect on our biological systems. The social determinants of health do not have an affect on our physiological bodies - they only affect our emotional state.