PSYA2 - stress related illness and the immune system
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- Created on: 06-03-14 09:48
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Stress related illness and the immune system
Kiecolt-Glaser et al. (1984)
- natural experiment
- 75 first year medical students (volunteers)
- assesed levels of NK cell activity
- one month before exam then during exam
- students completed questionaire (other stressors)
found
- NK cell activity significantly reduced during exam period
- students with high levels of loneliness had lowest immune…
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