An example of an adverse stress effect on immune function is when
a. a person who cares for a relative with Alzheimer's disease produces more antibodies to a bacterial agent.
b. fighter pilots show higher immune responses after successive missions.
c. husbands whose wives died from breast cancer show reduced immune response.
d. antibody production is stimulated by release of glucocorticoids.
e. glucocorticoid release is inhibited by chronic stress.
Answer: c. husbands whose wives died from breast cancer show reduced immune response.
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