 | Are more genuine, real, and open in communication and relationships.
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| Have more purpose and meaning in life.
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| Have values which are fairly stable and feel right for the person.
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| Are optimistic about events and the future.
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| Have mostly positive self-statements in anticipating a stressful event.
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| Have more rational beliefs regarding: self-worth, the past, needing
approval, needing to be perfect.
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| Have a sense of control over what happens to them.
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| Have a sense of being able to cope.
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| Feel less depressed, helpless, or hopeless.
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| Have a satisfactory pace of life (do not always feel rushed)
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| Have fewer major life changes in a given period of time.
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| Have more Type B behavior: less competitive with others, numbers, and
time; less time urgency, surer of values, less hostility.
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| Have a liking for people.
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| Have better relationships with co-workers.
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| Are less lonely.
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| Have at least one confidant who listens, understands, and doesn't judge.
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| Have a support group of friends or relatives.
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