❤️ Category 4: Stress and Health
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What is psychoneuroimmunology?
Study of how mind-body interactions affect health.
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How does stress affect the immune system?
It weakens it—slower healing, more sickness.
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What are 4 immune system cells?
B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, macrophages, NK cells.
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How does stress relate to heart disease?
It increases inflammation and risk of clogged arteries.
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Does stress cause cancer?
No, but it may weaken the immune system’s ability to fight it.
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