Which of the following statements about potential health benefits of relationships is true, according to the text?

A. People with more social contacts put themselves at greater risk for illnesses like a cold.
B. A lack of social relationships increases the risk of mortality, but not on the same level as smoking, heart disease, or obesity.
C. People with strong social networks are more than twice as likely to survive a heart attack.
D. When friends share their problems with us, it increases our stress and can actually make us less healthy.


Answer: C

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

The process of producing meaning from a source's message is known as ________

A) channeling B) decoding C) encoding D) translating E) message selection

Communication & Mass Media

The satisfaction step may be varied in structure depending on the purpose of the speech

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Communication & Mass Media

Briefly explain the five-stage model of conversation

Please provide the best answer for the statement.

Communication & Mass Media

Wilona continually encourages her team to work independently from her, the group leader. She does this by encouraging group cohesion. Wilona is a(n) _____ leader

a. transformational b. servant c. authoritarian d. charismatic

Communication & Mass Media