The five reactions Kübler-Ross observed are best viewed as
A) a fixed sequence.
B) stages of denial.
C) coping strategies that anyone may call on in the face of threat.
D) maladaptive, emotion-centered coping strategies.
C
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a. anthropology b. sociology c. political science d. economics
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a. Receiving a Y chromosome at conception b. Secretion of testosterone by the testes c. Absence of the release of female hormones d. The presence of a gene on the X chromosome
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