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Arii_bell

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Psychosocial interventions such as stress reduction techniques for chronically ill individuals are thought to affect the disease process via the immune system by
 
  a. giving patients a reduced sense of control.
 b. helping patients effectively utilize HAART drug regimes.
  c. changing patients' positive cognitions.
 d. helping patients reduce depression, thus reducing cortisol.

Question 2

Neurohormones' main function is to
 
  a. Lower stress
 b. Carry the brain's signals to the rest of the body
  c. Modulate mood
 d. All of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b





 

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