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Natural disaster stressors is defined as short-term stressors and are usually more severe than long-term stressors. For example, Natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes, and hurricanes can kill thousands of people and survivors usually experience severe psychological consequences lasting a lifetime.
Natural helping refers to the informal style of the untrained lay helper. Natural helpers rely on intuition, familiarity, natural responsiveness, and personal opinions. The four (4) different styles are: listener, analyzer, problem solver, and challenger.
Natural killer (NK) cell is defined as a type of lymphocyte that attacks invading organisms; type of leukocyte that destroys certain kinds of tumor cells and cells infected with viruses Natural killer cells are cells that circulate in the body, playing a role in different immune responses and especially in destroying diseased cells by injecting them with toxic chemicals. .
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