Relatively Secure Women Who Are Experiencing Anxiety About an Impending

question 35

Multiple Choice

Relatively secure women who are experiencing anxiety about an impending nonrelationship stressor seek contact with their partners,and the resulting support (physical proximity) reduces the women's distress.From an attachment perspective,what conclusion can you draw from this?

• A) Secure women tend to experience more anxiety than their partners experience.
• B) Experiencing a nonrelationship stressor elicits more anxiety than a relationship stressor.
• C) Attachment behaviors,such as seeking closeness,serve to regulate distressing emotions.
• D) Insecure women are more likely to seek support than are secure women.

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