The in Focus Box on Gender Differences in Responding to Stress

question 369

Multiple Choice

The In Focus box on gender differences in responding to stress presents Shelley Taylor's proposal that women tend and befriend in response to stress. In this model, tend refers to:

• A) becoming physiologically aroused.
• B) seeking social support.
• C) withdrawing from the stressor and taking care of their own emotional needs.
• D) taking cover and protecting offspring.

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Definitions:

Victims

Individuals who have been harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.

Emergency Personnel

Professionals, such as paramedics, firefighters, and police officers, trained to respond to and manage emergencies and critical situations.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

A United States law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients' medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers.

Medical Record

A comprehensive document containing a patient's health history, treatments received, test results, diagnoses, and other medical information, crucial for managing care.