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Pigs, Squirrels, and Managing Pain
animal personalityRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryColoradowestern U.S.Callospermophilus lateralis
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Access PDF version of this document Over the past several decades, there have been many supporting studies of the health-promoting effects of an optimistic personality. Newer research demonstrates that high levels of hope have been found to be related to lower levels of pain, psychological distress,
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