Which of the following is NOT an effective strategy for reducing stress?

Your friend just gave birth and tells you that the baby's Apgar score was a 10. What can you assume about the baby's condition?

a. The baby is in critical condition because an Apgar score of 10 is extremely low. b. The baby is doing extremely well because an Apgar score of 10 is the highest. c. The baby is doing OK because an Apgar score of 10 is in the middle of the range. d. The baby is doing well because an Apgar score of 10 is just beneath the highest of 15.

Spiegel and his colleagues (1989) randomly assigned breast cancer patients to either a series of weekly meetings to discuss their problems and fears or to a control group. Based on other research on social support, what would you expect to happen in this experiment? Women who met in groups would

a. feel worse, but live longer. b. feel better and live longer. c. feel better about their illness, but not live longer. d. not feel any different, but live longer.