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In general, personality traits are most strongly related to…

Which of the following interventions is likely to be most effective at decreasing loneliness?

Define posttraumatic growth (1 point) and how it differs from resilience (1 point; 2 points total).

Based on the lecture on vicarious racism, which statement is most accurate?

Which of the following is NOT a well-established effect of stress on health?

Give one specific research example of how stress or trauma are related to physical health or mortality. Be specific about the sample (1 point); methods including how both stress/trauma and outcomes were measured (1 point), and results (1 point). If you do not provide a short citation (e.g., Frazier et al., 2019) for the study, be sure to describe as clearly as possible so that we know what study to look for to grade you on.  (3 points). 

Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of research on the relation between stress and academic performance in college students?

Which of the four theoretical perspectives on how to define a stressor is most commonly used?

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding research on the relation between perceived and actual posttraumatic growth?

Describe the difference between stress responses and stressor exposures (1 point) and give an example of how you could measure each one in a research study (1 point).