Stress affects our health directly by ________ and indirectly by ________.
A) interfering with immune system functioning; decreasing the effort we expend in fitness-related and other preventive behaviors
B) decreasing the probability that we will modify our diet to include healthier foods ; decreasing our desire for comfort foods, such as chocolate
C) decreasing the effort we expend in preventive behavior; increasing the effort we expend in fitness-related behavior
D) decreasing the probability that we will seek medical care for illnesses; increasing the probability that we will modify our diet to include healthier foods
E) decreasing the effort we expend in fitness-related behavior; increasing the effort we expend in preventive behavior
Question 2
Chronic exposure to stress can reduce our circulating levels of ____ and increase our levels of ____.
A) cortisol; lymphocytes
B) immune function; distress
C) lymphocytes; cortisol
D) estrogen; testosterone
E) proteins; hormones
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