Relacionar Columnas PSYC 365 Ch 3 VocabVersión en línea Vocab por Spencer Leon 1 Stress intrusion scores 2 NK cell lysis 3 Functional tests of immunity 4 Acute stressor 5 Cytokines 6 Psychoneuroimmunology 7 Enumerative assay 8 Immunocompetence 9 Mitogen 10 States and traits 11 NK cell cytotoxic activity assay 12 Biological imbedding 13 Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) A stressor that is immediate in its duration and proximity One of a collection of illnesses, such as colds, coughs, and bronchitis 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 Destroying tumour cells by exposing them to NK cells Test in which the proliferation and effectiveness of NK cells is measured after they have been exposed to diseased cells Tests done to asses the immune system at work The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system A measure of the impact a stressful event has on a person's life The extent to which an immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms Psychological concepts that distinguish between short-term conditions (states) and enduring characteristics (traits) 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
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