Social support may BEST help reduce stress by
A) making challenges look less forbidding.
B) increasing the body's release of cortisol.
C) providing role models of others facing stressors.
D) increasing our social commitments, which can distract us from our problems.
Which of the following is TRUE about communication patterns between men and women?
A) Women tend to be more expressive.
B) Men often believe that it is acceptable to show emotion.
C) Men are more likely to share their innermost thoughts.
D) Women tend to be more task-oriented.
Which of the following is TRUE about appropriate self-disclosure?
A) It mostly involves story telling.
B) It involves sharing secrets and gossip about friends and acquaintances.
C) It involves sharing feelings and information as a means of getting to know a person.
D) It is a key element in unhealthy communication.
Relational connectedness is MOST likely to be enhanced by
A) sending a friend a birthday card.
B) meeting a friend for lunch.
C) texting a friend to say you're running late.
D) phoning a friend to invite him to a party.
Which of the following statements about connectedness is TRUE?
A) Fewer than 25 percent of Americans belong to any type of local group.
B) According to annual surveys, each year, the percentage of Americans who know their neighbors by name decreases.
C) Feeling connected to your community has very little connection to improved health.
D) Collective connectedness appears to be on the rise in the United States.
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