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panfilo

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on: Jul 12, 2018
Explain how hugging people and being hugged can be an important element of social health.

Question 2

The most common and significant long-term physical consequence of divorce is ____.
 A) reduced life satisfaction
  B) higher rates of cancer
  C) higher chance of depression
  D) reduced liver function
  E) higher chance of heart attack


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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

People who get hugged frequently tend to get sick less often and have less severe symptoms, likely because hugging boosts levels of oxytocinthe bonding hormone that plays a role in the tend-and-befriend response to stress.

Answer to Question 2

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