stress related illness and the immune system
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- stress related illness and the immune system
- Kiecolt-Glaser et al
- 1984
- natural experiment
- effect of stress on illness levels
- students as pps
- immune systems measured
- month before exams
- after exams
- immune system decreased during exams
- stress affects immune system
- Evans et al
- acute stress can boost immune system
- students as pps
- students gave small talk to other students
- acute stressor
- amount of sIgA(antibody)
- measured
- higher during talk than before
- Kiecolt-Glaser et al
- 2005
- chronic stressors negatively affect immune system activity
- lab experiment
- hostile couples and less hostile couples= pps
- pps given blister wounds
- measured time taken for wound to heal
- hostile couples took longer to heal
- chronic stressor= negative effect
- Kiecolt-Glaser et al
- immune system of women
- more affected by marital conflict
- immune system of women
- Segerstrom and Miller
- meta-analysis
- acute stress boosts immune system
- chronic stress reduces immune system
- Kiecolt-Glaser et al
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