The body's defense network against disease and infection, increasingly recognized as interconnected with psychological factors through psychoneuroimmunology, affecting both physical and mental health.
Example: Chronic stress suppressing immune function and increasing susceptibility to illness, or positive emotions and social support enhancing immune responses and disease resistance.
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