Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Concanavalin A, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Phytolacca Americana
16 Dec 2017
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Pni: the study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system d in the interaction of the body"s major systems - the nervous system, endocrine system and the immune system o o. Immunocompetence: the extent to which ones immune system is functioning properly to ward off disease. Pni proved that psychological states were directly linked to biological processes. Bridges communication between social scientists and health care practitioners o. Interdisciplinary research that examines & explains immune function in terms of: o o o. The variable that is measured to determine if treatment or manipulation had any effect. Can measure immunocompetence by counting cells or measuring cells in action o. Immune cells aren"t located in the easiest places: variety of forms of cellular activity o. Immune system functioning is dependant on the systems ability to produce, or proliferate, cells to do work. Enumerative assay count cells (typically white blood cells) for:
