Which Statement MOST Accurately Reflects the Connections Among Stress, Immune

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which statement MOST accurately reflects the connections among stress, immune function, and unipolar depression?

• A) Unipolar depression disrupts immune function, which then produces stress.
• B) Stress produces unipolar depression, which then may lead to a dysregulated immune system.
• C) A dysregulated immune system produces unipolar depression, which may then produce stress.
• D) Stress disrupts immune functioning, which may then produce unipolar depression.

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Definitions:

Intense Stimuli

Stimuli that are particularly strong or powerful, often eliciting a significant response from an organism.

Weaker Stimuli

Stimuli that have less intensity or strength, potentially producing less pronounced responses in perceptual or physiological processes.

Habituation

A decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it, showing a form of non-associative learning.

Sensitization

Sensitization is an increase in the behavioral response following repeated exposure to a stimulus, making an organism more sensitive to that stimulus over time.