There Are Two Major Types of Social Support

question 27

Multiple Choice

There are two major types of social support:

• A)physiological and behavioral.
• B)instrumental and emotional.
• C)physiological and psychological.
• D)internal and external.
• E)behavioral and cognitivE.Social support refers to the help that people receive when they are confronted with stressful demands, and there are at least two major types.One type of social support is called instrumental support, which refers to the help people receive that can be used to address the stressful demand directly.A second type of social support is called emotional support.This type of support refers to the help people receive in addressing the emotional distress that accompanies stressful demands.

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