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INTRODUCTION 230 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AS CONTRIBUTOR TO DISEASE ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 232 Stress 232 Social Connections 236 DISPOSITIONS AS CONTRIBUTORS TO DISEASE 238 Type A and Hostility 238 Depression, Distress, and Exhaustion 239 Neuroticism and Negative A. f{ectivity 241 Optimism, Explanatory Style, and Self-Esteem 242 HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIORS 243 Links with Stress and Support 243 Links with Dispositions ...... . 244 Analytic Issues . 244 Other Influences on Health-related Behaviors 245 New Health Risks 246 PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS 247 Cardiovascular Reactivity to Stress 247
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