Health Psychologists Have Found That a Wide Variety of Stressors

Health psychologists have found that a wide variety of stressors are associated with diminished immune system functioning, increasing the risk of health problems and slowing recovery times. Your textbook concludes that:

A) exposure to stressors does not automatically translate into poorer health.
B) many factors, including heredity, nutrition, health-related habits and access to medical care, affect physical health.
C) a person's degree of exposure to bacteria, viruses, and other sources of disease or infection will influence the likelihood of becoming sick.
D) All of these are factors that influence health and well-being.