Evie woke up and found that her car would not start.She walked to the bus stop,but arrived just as it drove away.After catching a later bus and arriving at work just barely in time,she finds that her computer will not start up.A computer technician comes in and fixes her computer and recovers her lost email and she realizes she missed an emergency meeting because she didn't get the email in time.Evie will undoubtedly be stressed due primarily to

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Evie's stressors are all related to daily hassles such as car breakdowns, missed buses and computer malfunctions, which can cause frustration and stress on a daily basis. While missing an emergency meeting may be a major stressful life event in itself, it was a result of the daily hassles rather than being the primary cause of stress. Cortisol production and immunity boosting are physiological processes that may occur in response to stress, but they are not the primary cause of Evie's stress in this situation.

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