On a Long Flight to a Conference,you Get into a Debate

question 4

Essay

On a long flight to a conference,you get into a debate with your seatmate about whether it is better to be in an intimate relationship or not.What would you argue and why?

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Definitions:

Social Health

An individual's capacity to form satisfying interpersonal relationships with others and to adapt comfortably to different social situations.

Fight-or-Flight

A physiological response to perceived danger or threat, preparing the body to fight or flee from the threatening situation.

Tend-and-Befriend

A theory suggesting that in response to stress, individuals, especially women, are predisposed to caring for offspring and seeking social support.

Continuum

A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.