What Are Two Basic Ways That Social Support Helps People

question 48

Multiple Choice

What are two basic ways that social support helps people cope and maintain good health?

• A) More social support raises overall stress but also provides more practice with coping.
• B) More social support lowers overall stress and helps people cope better with the stress they do encounter.
• C) Less social support lowers overall stress but increases stressful feelings of loneliness.
• D) Less social support raises overall stress but helps people cope better with the stress they do encounter.

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