Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Osteoarthritis, Oxytocin Receptor, Independent Community And Health Concern

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1001A/B
• Professor: ALL

Document Summary

Lecture 10: chapter 3 continued and chapter 4: psychoneuroimmunology (pni) Physical link between immune system and stress. The study of the interactions among psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems. Stress impairs the immune system thereby affecting health. Acute stress: from 5-100 mins, enhancement of immune response. Chronic stress: negative effects on immunity. Stress doesn"t necessarily cause these things, but it can work with them, works through symptoms: eg: stress doesn"t cause cancer, but it compromises the immune system, making someone more susceptible. Short term: colds and other infections, headaches, stiff neck, stomachache, allergies, etc. Long term: cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, impaired immune function, type 2 diabetes, cancer. Stress in early life leads to negative emotions and violence. Joined scientists to discuss how stress affects health. Suggested that stress in life leads to negative emotions such as fear, jealousy, and anger, which turn into violence. Believes world peace begins with inner peace, tolerance, and compassion.