Shirley has many allergies.She sleeps at a friend's house under a bedspread that she believes is filled with goose down.Her eyes and nose run so much that she can't sleep until she takes the bedspread out of the room.In the morning,the friend tells Shirley that the bedspread is filled with a synthetic material that she could not be allergic to.The friend is:

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Psychological factors, such as the belief of being exposed to an allergen, can indeed affect someone's immune system or perception of symptoms, leading to a reaction even in the absence of the actual allergen.

Shirley Has Many Allergies