Module 58.3 -- Stress and Vulnerability

The field of psychoneuroimmunology is most broadly concerned with how the psychological, neural, and endocrine systems together affect the

• reproductive system

• cardiovascular system

• immune system

• respiratory system

• central nervous system

An understanding of how stress affects our resistance to disease is the central focus of the field of

• alternative medicine.

• psychoneuroimmunology.

• cognitive psychology.

• psychosomatic medicine.

• psychopharmacology.

The study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes combine to affect our immune system and health is called

• evolutionary psychology.

• biofeedback.

• cognitive psychology.

• psychoneuroimmunology.

• psychopharmacological.

The white blood cells that fight bacterial infections and attack cancer cells and viruses are called

• lymphocytes.

• telomeres.

• carcinogens.

• glucocorticoids.

• neurotransmitters.

Viral infections are to __________ as bacterial infections are to __________.

• B lymphocytes; T lymphocytes

• Type B personalities; Type A personalities

• T lymphocytes; B lymphocytes

• Type A personalities; Type B personalities

• coronary heart disease; immune diseases

B lymphocytes inhibit __________, whereas T lymphocytes inhibit __________.

• bacterial infections; viral infections

• heart attacks; strokes

• NK cells; cancer cells

• HIV; AIDS

• psychological symptoms; physiological symptoms

Worn-out red blood cells and tiny harmful bacteria are ingested by an immune system agent known as the

• B lymphocyte.

• macrophage.

• amygdala.

• glucocorticoid.

• reticular formation.

The macrophage and lymphocytes are major agents of the

• sympathetic nervous system.

• immune system.

• limbic system.

• parasympathetic nervous system.

• coronary system.

Immune system cells that pursue and destroy diseased body cells are called

• stressors.

• endorphins.

• carcinogens.

• NK cells.

• Type A cells.

Natural killer cells are part of the body's

• immune system.

• endocrine system.

• digestive system.

• sympathetic nervous system.

• parasympathetic nervous system.