Spiegel and his colleagues (1989) randomly assigned breast cancer patients to either a series of weekly meetings to discuss their problems and fears or to a control group.
Based on other research on social support, what would you expect to happen in this experiment? Women who met in groups would
a. feel worse, but live longer.
b. feel better and live longer.
c. feel better about their illness, but not live longer.
d. not feel any different, but live longer.
Question 2
Carlos finds it difficult to get all of his chores done in time so that he can study at night. Which type of social support would be most effective?
a. Brian telling Carlos that he'll cover the chores for a week.
b. Lucas telling Carlos that he would be happy to help with the chores, just give him a call.
c. Marcus offering to do Carlos's homework for a small fee.
d. Martin suggesting that everyone pitch in to help with all of the chores instead of dividing them up.
skin cancer
Breast.
Adenocarcinoma of the breast.
The medical assistant spends many hours on the telephone assisting patients.
Shirin Neshat, Rebellious Silence, from the series Women of Allah.
Three series of overlapping deletions in the A cistron of the rII locus