Outline and Evaluate research into the relationship between the immunes system and stress-related illness. Stress has been widely identified to be linked with illness‚ which has therefore attracted researchers to investigate the relationship between the immune system and stress. Cohen et al for instance conducted a study where 369 participants were asked to complete a questionnaire which measured their Psychological Stress Index‚ consisting of a scale measuring their own perception of their stress
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Outline and evaluate research into relationship between the immune system and stress-related illness. The immune system is a collection of billions of cells that travel through the bloodstream. They move in and out of tissues and organs defending the body against foreign bodies (antigens). There are two types of lymphocytes… B cells… these produce antibodies which are released into the fluid surrounding the body’s cells to destroy the invading viruses and bacteria. T cells… if the invader gets
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Outline and evaluate research into the relationship between the immune system and stress related illness The main function of the immune system is to protect the body from infectious agents such as viruses and other toxins. The immune system can fail us in two ways-either by becoming under-vigilant‚ letting infections enter the body‚ or over-vigilant‚ so that it is the immune system itself‚ rather than an infectious agent that causes illness. Most studies of the relationship between stress and
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Outline and evaluate research into the relationship between the immune system and Stress-related illness. (12marks) It is suggested that stress can result in immunosuppression which can lead to stress-related illnesses such as Coronary Heart Disease and high blood pressure. Kiecolt and Glaser conducted an experiment to see the effects of stress on the immune system. This was achieved by taking blood samples of 75 medical students one month before and during their examination period. They then compared
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Outline and Evaluate Research into the Relationship between the Immune System and Stress Related Illness There is evidence to suggest acute stressors can cause suppression of the immune system and decrease immune cell functioning. The study by Kiecolt-Glaser et al. (1984) investigated whether the stress of taking exams caused a change in the amount of white blood cells in the blood. Kiecolt-Glaser studied 49 male and 26 female first year medical students at the Ohio State University College
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Outline and evaluate research into the effects of stress on the immune system The immune system helps fight off attacks from ‘foreign invaders’‚ the immune system is a network of cells‚ tissues and organs that help fight off attacks from viruses‚ parasites and micro organisms that enter our bodies that can cause infections and other problems. The idea that all the cells in our bodies have codes ‘tattooed’ onto them that are unique to each of us help us understand what the immune system does clearer
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Outline and evaluate the research into the effect of stress on the immune system During strenuous times‚ our body undergoes many physiological changes in order to aid our survival‚ and this is an inherited function (Canon’s ‘fight or flight’ theory). Stress in small doses‚ in fact is needed and useful to humans‚ however long term stress can take its toll on the body. The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model was developed by Selye to explain the effects of exposure to stressor. The GAS model consists
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Outline and evaluate the psychological research into the link between stress and the immune system. The main function of the immune system is to protect the body from infectious agents such as viruses and other toxins. The immune system can fail us in two ways-either by‚ letting infections enter the body‚ or being over-active‚ so that it is the immune system itself‚ rather than an infectious agent that causes illness. Most studies of the relationship between stress and the immune system have focussed
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Abstract Research has shown a connection between stress and physical illness. Furthermore‚ who becomes ill under pressure may be regulated by other factors such as personality type. Several studies conducted confirm that stress is positively correlated with incidences of physical illness (DeVito‚ 1994). It is also becoming common knowledge that many physical diseases are either related to or can be exacerbated by excessive stress. Stress reduction is becoming a part of treatment and prevention of
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Describe and evaluate research into stress and the immune system Acute stressors have been shown to have a negative affect on the immune system. The relationship between stress and immune system functioning has focused on acute stressors and has found a decrease in immune cell function. For example Kiecolt-Glaser (1984) conducted a natural experiment investigating whether short-term stressors had an affect on the immune system of medical students. Blood samples were taken from each student one
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