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Bob's grandmother died recently, and he just found out that his girlfriend cheated on him. He is also in the middle of final exams. According to research on stress and health, which is most true?
 
  a. Because Bob is experiencing so many negative life events, he will almost certainly get sick.
  b. These life events will be stressful for Bob only if he interprets them as stressfulin other words, if he feels unable to cope with the events.
  c. When under stress, a person's immune system is stimulated. Therefore, Bob is less likely to get sick now than he normally would.
  d. If Bob feels more in control of these events than he really is, he is especially likely to get sick.

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Describe the gender differences in coping styles. Discuss why such a difference might exist, and what the implications for health are.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Males tend to respond using the fight-or-flight response, in which they either attack their adversary or flee from it. Shelley Taylor argues that this response is not adaptive for females who are pregnant or caring for young offspring, and has suggested that females may use a tend-and-befriend response instead. They focus on caring for others and developing social networks with them. This pattern of responding increases the likelihood of both the female and her young surviving, in line with predictions of evolutionary psychology. Fight-or-flight often involves hostility, which is associated with cardiovascular problems, and tend-and-befriend involves using social support, which fosters mental if not physical health. However, the existence of a general pattern of differences does not mean that men don't seek social support or that women don't aggress.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


smrtceo

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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