A Major Difference Between the Tend and Befriend Stress Response

question 192

Multiple Choice

A major difference between the tend and befriend stress response and the responses mediated by the autonomic pathway and the HPa axis is that:

• A)the tend and befriend response involves cortisol activity.
• B)men are more likely to express the tend and be-friend response.
• C)the tend and befriend response facilitates care for offspring and others in a social group.
• D)the tend and befriend response is a negative stress reaction,whereas the autonomic pathway and HPa axis responses are positive reactions.

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