Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 3 VocabVersion en ligne Vocab par Spencer Leon 1 Cytokines 2 Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) 3 Immunocompetence 4 NK cell cytotoxic activity assay 5 Acute stressor 6 Biological imbedding 7 Mitogen 8 States and traits 9 Functional tests of immunity 10 NK cell lysis 11 Enumerative assay 12 Stress intrusion scores 13 Psychoneuroimmunology Increase the body's capacity to produce inflammation, and help heal wounds and fight infection Destroying tumour cells by exposing them to NK cells A measure of the impact a stressful event has on a person's life 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 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 stressor that is immediate in its duration and proximity The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system A lab test done to count cells (typically white blood cells) as they exist in the bloodstream Psychological concepts that distinguish between short-term conditions (states) and enduring characteristics (traits) One of a collection of illnesses, such as colds, coughs, and bronchitis 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
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