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