PSYC 365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Cortisol, Psychoneuroimmunology
8 Feb 2018
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The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system. The extent to which one"s immune system is functioning properly to ward off disease. Bridges communication between social scientists and health care practitioners. Interdisciplinary research that examines and explains immune function in terms of: Can measure immunocompetence by counting cells or measuring cells in action. Functional tests of immunity looks at cells in action; can be. Nk cell cytotoxic activity assay: test in which the proliferation and effectiveness of. Nk cells is measured after they have been exposed to diseased cells. Nk cell lysis: destroying tumour cells by exposing them to nk cells. Ideal = studies that measure symptoms and immune functioning together. Stress: adverse condition in which the demands of a situation are perceived to be greater than our ability to cope with them. Acute stressors immediately inhibit an effective immune system response. Stress has long term effects on immunity.
