PSYC 311 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Respiratory Tract, Psychoneuroimmunology, Safe Sex
14 Jun 2016
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What are the physical barriers that prevent pathogens to develop? skin, upper respiratory tract, stomach, intestines. Behaviour and the nervous systems interact and have an effect on immunity. Short term increase natural immunity and decrease specific immunity (takes too long). Ss protects against stress and thus the neg effects it has on immunity. Bereavement, loneliness and insecure attachments (interpersonal styles) poorer immunity. Controllable stressors have little change on immunity (while uncontrollable stressors are very adverse). Self-efficacy and personal control have less immunocompromising effects. Its not an effective prevention for uninfected participants, except in communities of low knowledge. Must focus on sexual negotiation skills and training in condom use and communication. Self efficacy, disclosure, and ss, no depression and staying employed. also hope, self-compassion lead to better adjustment. What is cancer? excessively rapid cell growth with no benefit to body. (dna mutations) Ss decreases typically within the first year of diagnoses.
