Research Suggests That an Individual Who Wants to Maintain Low

question 5

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that an individual who wants to maintain low stress levels would be advised to

• A) develop and maintain close friendships, acquire a good education and higher-status job, and live in a higher-SES neighborhood.
• B) do whatever is necessary to obtain a high-status job and buy a home in a wealthy neighborhood, even if this requires going into significant debt.
• C) focus primarily on establishing close friendships and keep stress low by letting educational and occupational pursuits take care of themselves.
• D) pursue a jobless, self-sufficient lifestyle, growing one's own food and sewing one's own clothes, in order to avoid the stressors of a high-status job.

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