Relacionar Columnas PSYC 365 Ch 3 VocabVersión en línea Vocab por Spencer Leon 1 States and traits 2 Psychoneuroimmunology 3 Biological imbedding 4 Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) 5 Mitogen 6 Enumerative assay 7 Acute stressor 8 NK cell cytotoxic activity assay 9 Immunocompetence 10 Cytokines 11 Functional tests of immunity 12 Stress intrusion scores 13 NK cell lysis Tests done to asses the immune system at work One of a collection of illnesses, such as colds, coughs, and bronchitis Psychological concepts that distinguish between short-term conditions (states) and enduring characteristics (traits) The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system Increase the body's capacity to produce inflammation, and help heal wounds and fight infection The process by which experience has permanent effects on the expression of our genetic coding and, subsequently, on a range of biological processes this coding affects A measure of the impact a stressful event has on a person's life Test in which the proliferation and effectiveness of NK cells is measured after they have been exposed to diseased cells A relatively harmless substance that stimulates the immune cell activity as though the immune cell were acting against an invading cell or antigen A lab test done to count cells (typically white blood cells) as they exist in the bloodstream The extent to which an immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms A stressor that is immediate in its duration and proximity Destroying tumour cells by exposing them to NK cells
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