Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Conditioned Taste Aversion, Operant Conditioning, Stim

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

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Why do we stay healthy: our bodies are constantly attacked by threats from every direction (viruses, molds, fungi, pollen, bacteria, etc, but remain healthy due to immune system. Some slow down antigens (so that they can be consumed by phagocytes) )mmune cells don"t reproduce fast enough when challenged by invaders: phagocytes have reduced ability to ingest invaders. Part 2: factors that enhance immune function: a) social support (410) examples, patients with breast with breast cancer, those with high levels of social support show higher immune functioning. Students studying for exams (better immunity w social support: b) reducing stress, examples (410-412) optimism active coping strategies self efficacy; perceived control relaxation training emotional disclosure (of traumatic events) Part 3: immune responses can be learned (or conditioned) Why was the combination so deadly: drug c is a powerful drug that suppresses the immune system, immune system was compromised, when paired with s. s came to supress the immune system.