Which of the following are characteristics of pessimistic individuals?


Answer:
- becoming discouraged when facing difficulty
- attributing failure to personal defects

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1. The combining form gastr/o means stomach. 2. A drug's brand name is also its proprietary name. 3. OTC drugs require a prescription. 4. The abbreviation tid means three times a day.

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A nursing student's current clinical placement has been a source of stress due to high client acuity combined with interpersonal conflict with some of the unit staff

At the same time, the student has been fighting a cold for more than 2 weeks and has been unable to regain a normal feeling of health. How might these two phenomena be related? A) Epinephrine and norepinephrine inhibit the release and action of lymphocytes. B) Stress and illness lack a statistical correlation, though they are often thought to coexist. C) The effects of stress on the cerebellum initiate a decrease in immunity. D) Endocrine–immune interactions may suppress the student's immune response.

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Environmental tobacco smoke increases the risk of all of the following, except

A. cardiovascular disease. B. bronchitis. C. asthma. D. diabetes.

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Which of the following can be an object of focus for meditation?

A. A mandala B. The act of breathing C. A mantra D. All of these

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