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