According to the research discussed in the textbook, what are some ways that men and women might differ in how they respond to stress?
What will be an ideal response?
Men follow fight-or-flight due to increase in testosterone. Men want to spend time by themselves and can pick fights with spouse and children. Women follow tend-and-befriend due to increase in oxytocin. Women want to tend to children when stressed, and have more physical contact with them.
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a. the alarm-reaction phase b. the resolution phase c. the avoidance stage d. the exhaustion stage
Tay-Sachs disease results in
a. death, usually by 5 years of age. b. painful and swollen joints. c. thick mucus that clogs the pancreas and lungs. d. a lethal buildup of amino acids in the blood.