Relacionar Columnas PSYC 365 Ch 3 VocabVersión en línea Vocab por Spencer Leon 1 Mitogen 2 Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) 3 NK cell cytotoxic activity assay 4 NK cell lysis 5 Immunocompetence 6 Functional tests of immunity 7 Psychoneuroimmunology 8 Acute stressor 9 Stress intrusion scores 10 States and traits 11 Cytokines 12 Enumerative assay 13 Biological imbedding A stressor that is immediate in its duration and proximity One of a collection of illnesses, such as colds, coughs, and bronchitis 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 A relatively harmless substance that stimulates the immune cell activity as though the immune cell were acting against an invading cell or antigen The extent to which an immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms A lab test done to count cells (typically white blood cells) as they exist in the bloodstream 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 Tests done to asses the immune system at work Destroying tumour cells by exposing them to NK cells Psychological concepts that distinguish between short-term conditions (states) and enduring characteristics (traits) Test in which the proliferation and effectiveness of NK cells is measured after they have been exposed to diseased cells
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