A Major Difference Between the 'Tend and Befriend' Stress Response

question 28

Multiple Choice

A major difference between the 'tend and befriend' stress response and the responses mediated by the autonomic pathway and the HPA axis is that:

• A) the tend and befriend response involves cortisol activity.
• B) men are more likely to express the tend and be-friend response.
• C) the tend and befriend response facilitates care for offspring and others in a social group.
• D) the tend and befriend response is a negative stress reaction, whereas the autonomic pathway and HPa axis responses are positive reactions.

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