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psychology: paper 3:
psychology paper 3: stress: managing and coping with stress (gender differences)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. how do men cope with stress? | problem focused methods |
| 2. how do women cope with stress? | emotion focused methods |
| 3. who made the distinction of gender related coping methods? | Lazarus and Folkman |
| 4. how does problem focused methods work? | tackling it directly in a practical, rational way |
| 5. how does emotion focused methods work? | tackling it indirectly by avoidance, distraction and keeping busy |
| 6. describe Luckow's research | reviewed 26 studies of gender differences in seeking and using social support finding women used this in 25 of these studies so they favour befriending in stressful situations |
| 7. how does Taylor's research support Luckow's research? | Taylor says women respond to stress with tend and befriend |
| 8. explain gender differences in coping with stress biochemically | Taylor et al found higher levels of oxytocin was linked to lower cortisol levels in females where oestrogen increases effect of oxytocin but male hormones (androgens) reduce them |
| 9. how does oxytocin work? | promotes feeling of goodwill |
| 10. what are the male hormones? | androgens |
| 11. how is there no clear distinction between coping strategies? | research found men and women used coping methods that could not |
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