Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 3 VocabVersion en ligne Vocab par Spencer Leon 1 Functional tests of immunity 2 Cytokines 3 Acute stressor 4 NK cell lysis 5 Stress intrusion scores 6 NK cell cytotoxic activity assay 7 Biological imbedding 8 Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) 9 Mitogen 10 Psychoneuroimmunology 11 Enumerative assay 12 Immunocompetence 13 States and traits 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 A measure of the impact a stressful event has on a person's life 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 stressor that is immediate in its duration and proximity Tests done to asses the immune system at work A lab test done to count cells (typically white blood cells) as they exist in the bloodstream Test in which the proliferation and effectiveness of NK cells is measured after they have been exposed to diseased cells Destroying tumour cells by exposing them to NK cells 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 Psychological concepts that distinguish between short-term conditions (states) and enduring characteristics (traits)
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