Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Social Support

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding social support?

• A)Social support refers to the support that occurs outside the stress-causing environment.
• B)Social support refers to the level of financial security that an individual receives from Government managed social work programs.
• C)Social support is classified into two types: emotional support and cognitive support.
• D)Most research on social support focuses on the ways that social support buffers the relationship between stressors and strains.
• E)Social support cannot directly influence the stress process.

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Definitions:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

A psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence, or serious injury.

Intimate Partner Violence

Aggression toward those who are in close relationships to the aggressor.

Single People

Individuals who are not currently in a marital or committed romantic relationship, often focusing on personal, social, or career aspects of life independently.

Carefree

Lacking serious worries, responsibilities, or duties; possessing a light-hearted and untroubled outlook.