Individuals Who Are in Stressful Situations Frequently Experience an Increase

question 28

Multiple Choice

Individuals who are in stressful situations frequently experience an increase in their need to affiliate with others in a similar situation.This may be because ________.

• A)affiliation with others in similar situations may increase our sense of belongingness
• B)such affiliations provide opportunities for social comparisons
• C)affiliation with others in similar situations may increase our sense of isolation
• D)others who are in similar situations may better know what to do
• E)such affiliations may provide us with improved coping strategies

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Definitions:

Intervening Cause

A legal term for an event that occurs after a party's initial act of negligence and contributes to a harmful event without breaking the causal link between the negligent act and the harm.

Reasonable Person Standard

A legal standard used to determine how an average person with ordinary prudence would act in certain circumstances.

Plaintiff

The party that initiates a lawsuit by filing a complaint against the defendant for legal redress.

Negligence

A failure to exercise the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised in similar circumstances, leading to harm or damage.