Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Innate Immune System, Immunocompetence, Passive Immunity

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: yves bureau

Document Summary

Psychoneuroimmunology (pni: pni, the study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system, psychology -> nervous system -> immunity. Immunocompetence: the extent to which one"s immune system is functioning properly to ward off disease. Links psychology and health: bridges communication between social scientists and health care practitioners. Interdisciplinary research that examines and explains immune functions in terms of: biological factors, psychological factors, social factors. Some psychological state: naturally occurring or experimentally induced, dependent variable, usually a measure of immunocompetence, cane measure immunocompetence by counting cells or measuring cells in action. Measuring immunocompetence: two ways, enumerative assay: count cells for, minimum number, balance among types, functional tests of immunity looks at cells in action; can be: Types of immunity: humans have three types -innate, adaptive, and passive. Antibodies in a mother"s breast milk gives a baby temporary immunity to diseases the mother has been exposed to.