Psychological immune system

parts of the body when touched. The incubation period for the virus is anywhere between two and seven weeks. This virus encodes proteins that prevent programmed cell death, inflammation, and immune cell recruitment. The Molluscum Contagiosum virus doesn’t present any physical harm to the body; it’s more psychological damage that is done due to the unsightly lesions that are left on the skin. This disease can affect both children and adults, though it is more common in children. The Molluscum Contagiosum

Chronic psychological stress is associated with the body losing its ability to regulate the inflammatory response. The inflammatory response is the body’s defense mechanism that protects it from infection and injury. Inflammation is partly regulated by the hormone cortisol and when cortisol is not allowed to serve its function the immune cells become insensitive to cortisol's regulatory effect. Prolonged stress alters the effectiveness of cortisol to regulate the inflammatory response by decreasing

health detriments, I never knew it was to this extent. Stress was once believed to be linked to ulcers however a discovery of immune bacteria rejected that hypothesis. As technology and science advanced, scientists discovered that when an individual is stressed, the body shuts down all non-essential systems including the immune system. When the body shuts down the immune

Cancer Progression and Survival: A Biobehavioral Approach Multiple epidemiological and psychological studies have investigated the relationship between psychological factors and the progression of cancer. Lack of social support, trauma history, depression, and distress and the most commonly cited psychological processes when looking at cancer outcomes. A meta-analysis conducted by Pinquart and Duberstein (2010) examined the association between social support and cancer progression and found that

impair the immune system functions while reducing an individual's resistance to certain types of infections. AAS is also well tolerated in the renal system. Largely excreted from the body through the kidneys, and no inherent strong toxicity in process. However, steroids are slightly weather resistant to infection in men and it appears to be caused by testosterone. Testosterone is a immunosuppressive hormone. Also, androgens could modulate the immune system and the effects on the immune system may vary

impacts immune functioning and can lead to tumor progression and metastasis (Hassan et al., 2013). If a cancer diagnosis is stressful, and evidence supports a negative impact of stress on cancer prognosis and recovery, then reducing the stress experienced by cancer patients will lead to better outcomes. Previous research identified social support as a major predictor of reduced stress levels in individuals with cancer (National Cancer Institute, 2012). Social support promotes psychological well-being

Abstract:     Guilt has physiological and psychological effects. The psychological effects can include something bad, such as feelings of worthlessness or inferiority. Guilt can also serve in a positive way as a motivator. A person may suffer physiological effects such as insomnia and physical pain. Discussion:     Guilt is feelings of culpability, especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy. There are negative physiological effects

and challenge of writing an essay or going through examination, is a good example of eustress in daily life, the stress generating from these experiences motivates us to prepare ourselves for the big moment, were the adrenaline rushes through our system generating extra energy and alertness, same situation can be observed in a dangerous situation, when you are suddenly surprised, your body will activate the “fight or flight” response, triggering the adrenal medulla to initiate the secretion of hormones

optimism to cancer survival outcomes. One of the potential mediators of optimism and survival outcome might be immune system. In other words, optimism tends to enhance the immune system which in turn enhance cancer survival rate. Indeed, Ah (2007) examines the intimate connections among social support, optimism, and immune response. Ah hypothesized that optimism plays a mediating role for immune response and cancer outcome. 54 cancer patients participated in the study. They completed questionnaires regarding

such as the body’s tendency to lower in temperature, toxin cleanses, paralysis, neural cell repair, and immune system activation which occur during sleep (Peikoff, 2015). It goes on to outline many statistics concerning sleep apnea and its effect on life expectancy in females (Peikoff, 2015). Moreover, many of the claims the article makes, as outlined above, have a biological and psychological scientific basis; however, the article fails to mention the sources from which its conclusions was drawn