Culture influences both the appraisal of stress and the experience of stress. Different cultures have different expectations for various aspects of life, and these differences can make a high threat event look like a low threat event to another group. Write about what you know from reading the textbook about how culture can influence stress, and include personal examples or examples you have
observed or read about to support your answers.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers can include information about stress arising from differences between cultures regarding: family values, communication styles, health care expectations, gender roles, parenting styles, perceived support from family and friends, and how cultures interpret an event.
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a. In all cultures, intense expressions of grief are considered appropriate. b. The context of death and its meaning for those who mourn suggests an individualized view of the adaptive process of bereavement is most accurate. c. The loss of a loved one after a long, painful illness always requires intense grief work. d. Counselors agree that after conditions of grave trauma, an early period of intense grieving is important for coping with immediate demands.
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A. Fats B. Glucose C. Sodium D. Complex carbohydrates
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a. sex c. sexual orientation b. shared experiences d. friendship
Deductive reasoning develops during which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
A) sensorimotor B) preoperational C) concrete operational D) formal operational