Which best describes the current thinking about stress response and the immune system?
a. Short-term stressors enhance immune responses that are quick, while chronic stressors create immunosuppression.
b. Chronic stressors enhance long-term immune responses, but short-term stressors create immunosuppression.
c. Neither chronic nor short-term stressors impair the immune system.
d. Both chronic and short-term stressors impair the immune system.
Answer: a.
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