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Keena is starting a new job that requires her to learn many policies and procedures. She had to study a large handbook and pass an exam prior to officially starting to work. She studied for weeks and passed the exam, but then got sick the day before she was supposed to work her first shift. How would the field of psychoneuroimmunology explain why keena got sick?.

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Answer:

The stress she was experiencing increased her cortisol, which decreased the functioning of her immune system.

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please let me know if I'm wrong.

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