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