PSYC 328 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Safe Sex, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug, Osteoarthritis
11 Mar 2013
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What is psychoneuroimmunology: psychoneuroimmunology: interactions among behavioural, neuroendocrine, and immunological processes of adaptation. Immune system is the surveillance system of the body. Its primary function is to distinguish between what is self and to rid of what is foreign: natural immunity is involved in defense against a variety of pathogens. Granulocytes (neurtrophils and macrophages) are involved in natural immunity. They release toxic substances at the site of injury. Macrophages release cytokines that lead to inflammation and fever and promote wound healing. Natural killer cells recognize non-self material and break them by releasing toxic substances: specific immunity is slower and more specific. White blood cells to ingest foreign particles: and, mitogenic stimulation technique: more proliferation in response to mitogen the better cells are functioning, another measure: the degree to which an individual produces antibodies to a latent (not active) virus. Psychological distress impairs the inflammatory response that initiates wound repair.
