The Psychosocial Vulnerability Model Suggests That Hostile People

question 26

Multiple Choice

The psychosocial vulnerability model suggests that hostile people

• A) are innately predisposed to illness.
• B) experience a more demanding interpersonal life than do others.
• C) are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviours and less likely to have healthy practices, such as exercise.
• D) are more at risk for diseases because they experience exaggerated autonomic and neuroendocrine responses during stress.
• E) create a social world that is antagonistic and unsupportive.

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