Hsc300 final exam quizzes - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is Social support? - Behaviors that communicate to an individual that he or she is valued and cared for by others What is a buffering hypothesis? - Holds that social support, creates a buffer between the stressful experience and feeling overwhelmed or helpless. What is the direct-effect model? - proposes that social support is beneficial, even when we are not encountering a stressor What is Coping? - The process of managing stressful situations What is Health self-efficacy? - Be...