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jon_i

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Optimism can have an influence on health because optimists:
 
  a. experience less cardiovascular reactivity.
  b. are better able to deny their distress.
  c. experience fewer stressors.
  d. have a more effective coping style.

Question 2

Stress can indirectly affect our health and contribute to illness by leading people to
 
  a. engage in more unhealthy activities.
  b. exercise in excessive and risky ways.
  c. seek out unnecessary medical treatment.
  d. engage in more primitive fight-flight responses.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a.



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