Which Best Describes the Current Thinking About the Stress Response

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the current thinking about the stress response and the immune system?

• A) Short term stressors enhance the immune responses that are quick, while chronic stressors create immunosuppression.
• B) Chronic stressors enhance the immune responses that are long term, but short term stressors crate immunosuppression.
• C) Neither chronic nor short term stressors impair the immune system.
• D) Both chronic and short term stressors impair the immune system.

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