Evidence Indicates That Learning More Adaptive Ways of Coping Can

question 24

Multiple Choice

Evidence indicates that learning more adaptive ways of coping can limit the recurrence or improve the course of many physical illnesses by

• A) changing the amount of stress we face.
• B) strengthening the body's immune system.
• C) diminishing the burden of stress.
• D) making it more likely that the illnesses will be correctly diagnosed.

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