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| General Adaptation Syndrome |
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| Occurs in response to long-term exposure to stress in stages: alarm, resistance and exhaustion. |
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| Physiologic defenses that help to resist and master stressors. |
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| A national intiative toward better health which is a comprehensive set of objectives for disease prevention and health promotion created by scientists. |
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| Avoids or delays occurrence of a specific disease or disorder. |
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| Consists of guidelines for screening diseases that are easily treated if found early or detecting return of a disease. |
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