Question

According to the ____ model of social support, social support moderates the effects of stress—that is, it lessens the negative effects of exposure to stressors (i.e., it serves as a shock absorber). This model predicts that social support is beneficial only under stressful conditions (when shock absorbers are most needed).

Answer 1

The correct answer to the following question will be "Stress buffer".

Step-by-step explanation:

The idea of either the stress-buffering concept or model is that such services dramatically lessen the effect through a person state of health of stressful occurences.

• Medical conditions can well be associated with a concentration of adverse events, but anxiety and depression could less significance on some more mentally and socially stable individuals.
• This analysis shows social reinforcement can only be effective under stressful or adverse circumstances.