According to the research discussed in the textbook, what are some ways that men and women might differ in how they respond to stress?
What will be an ideal response?
Men follow fight-or-flight due to increase in testosterone. Men want to spend time by themselves and can pick fights with spouse and children. Women follow tend-and-befriend due to increase in oxytocin. Women want to tend to children when stressed, and have more physical contact with them.
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a. an avowed pacifist b. a civilian c. a person who actively avoided military service d. a military officer e. a person with mixed views on the subject
The activity of which gland(s) influence(s) the sleep-wake cycle?
A) the thyroid gland B) the pancreas C) the adrenal glands D) the pineal gland
Our perception of the wind blowing in a field of wheat illustrates the Gestalt law of
a. proximity. b. similarity. c. closure. d. common fate. e. continuity.
Seventeen-year-old Alice drinks alcohol to deal with all the things that are difficult in her life. Which approach is MOST likely to decrease her alcohol use?
A. Engaging in therapy to learn more effective means of coping with stress. B. Learning about alcohol use in school C. Practicing strategies to resist peer pressure D. Having her parents take parenting classes