Some People Have a Tendency to Engage in Destructive Behaviours

Multiple Choice

Some people have a tendency to engage in destructive behaviours when they are under stress. A bad day at school for one may lead to drinks at the bar, smoking a cigarette, or engaging in unhealthy eating habits. However, these behaviours only increase stress over time due to the damaging effects such behaviours have on the body. Given the variation in positive, healthier avenues of reducing stress, what seems to be the most logical reason that people may choose negative tendencies over positive?

A) Behaviours such as smoking, drinking or eating fatty foods are more readily available than other forms of stress-reducing behaviours, and they also provide immediate relief from stress whereas more healthy forms of managing stress can reduce stress, but only over a period of time.
B) Substances such as alcohol, nicotine and fatty foods can be highly addictive. When the body is under stress, people have a tendency to gravitate more to addictive substances as opposed to non-addictive substances or behaviours.
C) Certain people have a genetic predisposition to managing stress in negative ways, especially if they also grew up in an environment where smoking, drinking, or poor eating habits were the norm.
D) Excessive, long-term stress can affect the brain's ability to function at optimum capacity. Individuals under heavy stress lack the ability to make more appropriate choices when it comes to managing their stress.