People who live in Town A recently experienced flooding of their homes and hail damage during a particularly bad storm. People in Town B did not experience this storm. Who will have better immune functioning and why?

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People in Town B will have better immune functioning because they did not experience the negative event. Stressors such as flooding and hail damage can have a negative impact on immune functioning, causing a decrease in immune response. Those who were not exposed to these stressors would not have experienced this negative impact on their immune system. Additionally, genetics do play a role in immune functioning, but environmental factors such as stressors can also have a significant impact. Anticipatory coping and eustress may be helpful in reducing the negative impact of stressors, but it is unlikely to completely eliminate their effects on immune functioning.

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