Research on Social Supports Indicates That

question 307

Multiple Choice

Research on social supports indicates that:

• A) social support comforts lonely individuals dealing with stressful circumstances, but it does not affect the individual's immune system
• B) firefighters' heart rates and cortisol levels return to normal more quickly through the mere presence of a reassuring friend.
• C) older people who have cats as companions tend to visit medical clinics less often than their peers who have dogs.
• D) truly loving family and friends provide social support and don't cause unhappiness, stress, and anger in the lives of their loved ones.

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