Why Is Social Support an Effective Protective Factor When Considering

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why is social support an effective protective factor when considering stress?

• A) it decreases immune functioning
• B) it reduces feelings of control
• C) it reduces exposure to risk factors such as loneliness
• D) it decreases the sense of self identity
• E) it allows the individual to get lost in the crowd

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; used in finance to quantify the risk associated with a security's return.

Market Risk

The risk of losses in investments attributable to market-wide phenomena, such as economic changes or interest rate fluctuations.

Beta

An indicator of how much a stock's price movement deviates from the general market, where a beta greater than 1 signifies more volatility than the overall market.

Required Return

The minimum rate of return on an investment that investors expect or require, taking into account the risk level of the investment.