Jamal had a very stressful day at work. He forgot his notes for a big presentation and forgot that it was his turn to bring coffee for the office. Jamal becomes aggravated and wants to avoid work and his family members when he arrives home. Sarah, Jamal's wife, also had a stressful day at work, however, she chooses to go out with some friends for dinner to unwind. Jamal is experiencing and Sarah is experiencing .

This question is missing the options. I've found them online. They are as follows:

[...]Jamal is experiencing and Sarah is experiencing .

a) fight-or-flight; tend-and-befriend

b) tend-and-befriend; fight-or-flight

c) chronic stress; a stressor

d) a stressor; chronic stress

The correct answer is letter A. Therefore:

Jamal is experiencing fight-or-flight and Sarah is experiencing tend-and-befriend.

Explanation:

For a long time, it was believe that we were capable of presenting just two responses in the face of stress: fight or flight. That means, lashing out or running away. However, studies have found that, even though those responses are very common, there are other responses to stress that we should acknowledge.

It turns out that fight-or-flight is typical of man, while women tend to react with tend-and-befriend responses when stressed out. That means they show a tendency to take care of vulnerable offspring or and to seek their social group for mutual defense. Notice that, in the scenario described, Jamal is experiencing fight-or-flight. He wants to avoid other people due to the stress he is feeling. His wife, on the other hand, seeks the company of others, going out with friends (her social group) to unwind. She is experiencing tend-and-befriend.

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