AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The emotional bonding and mutual support that survivors of a deadly storm provide to one another best illustrates
A
the general adaptation syndrome
B
the tend-and-befriend response
C
an external locus of control
D
psychoneuroimmunology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Women are more likely to respond to stress through tending and befriending than men. Paralleling this behavioral sex difference, estrogen enhances the effects of oxytocin, whereas androgens inhibit oxytocin release.

Detailed explanation-2: -Social support is the physical and emotional comfort given to you by your family, friends, co-workers and others.

Detailed explanation-3: -The best example of a Type A personality is someone who is: Take-charge and highly competitive. Fast-paced and impatient. Entrepreneurial, workaholic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tend-and-befriend. under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend)

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