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1		psychology investigates the psychological factors related to wellness and illness, including the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of medical problems.


2		The last stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) model is the stage when negative consequences of stress appear.


3		events are strong stressors that occur suddenly and typically affect many people simultaneously.


4		When people conclude that unpleasant or aversive stimuli cannot be controlled, occurs.


5		The efforts to control, reduce, or learn to tolerate the threats that lead to stress are known as .


6		The personality characteristic of hardiness consists of three components: commitment, challenge, and .


7		People's evaluations of their lives in terms of both their thoughts and emotions is called well-being.


8		is when patients modify a treatment prescribed by a physician, relying instead on their own medical judgement and experience.


9		The is the complex of organs, glands, and cells that constitute our body's natural line of defense in fighting disease.


10		stressors include major life events such as the death of a parent or spouse, the loss of one's job, or a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness.

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