Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the measures of specific cell-mediated immunity

Accepted Answer

A)  T-cell counts in the peripheral circulation 
B)  mitogen induced proliferation 
C)  delayed-type hypersensitivity 
D)  cytokine profiles that favor Th2 responses 
A)  T-cell counts in the peripheral circulation 
B)  mitogen induced proliferation 
C)  delayed-type hypersensitivity 
D)  cytokine profiles that favor Th2 responses D

Question 2

A significant limitation of stress-immune research with humans is

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability to measure cell-mediated responses 
B)  reliance on immune cells collected from peripheral circulation 
C)  the interactive nature of immune responses 
D)  lack of quantitative indicators 
A)  the inability to measure cell-mediated responses 
B)  reliance on immune cells collected from peripheral circulation 
C)  the interactive nature of immune responses 
D)  lack of quantitative indicators B

Question 3

Central nervous system processing of stressful situations

Accepted Answer

A)  does not involve higher cortical structures 
B)  appears to be lateralized 
C)  shows left sided control over sympathetic activity 
D)  both a and b 
A)  does not involve higher cortical structures 
B)  appears to be lateralized 
C)  shows left sided control over sympathetic activity 
D)  both a and b B

Question 4

Laboratory studies of psychosocial stress have many advantages except

Accepted Answer

A)  retain real life impact 
B)  representative sampling 
C)  random assignment 
D)  both a and b 
A)  retain real life impact 
B)  representative sampling 
C)  random assignment 
D)  both a and b

Question 5

Stress has been found to affect the Th1/Th2 balance by

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing IL-4 and decreasing IL-2 
B)  increasing INF-γ and decresing IL-10 
C)  increasing IL-10 and decreasing INF-γ 
D)  both a and c 
A)  increasing IL-4 and decreasing IL-2 
B)  increasing INF-γ and decresing IL-10 
C)  increasing IL-10 and decreasing INF-γ 
D)  both a and c

Question 6

Life event studies are an example of psychosocial stress research. They are

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental in nature 
B)  based on random assignment 
C)  correlational 
D)  well controlled 
A)  experimental in nature 
B)  based on random assignment 
C)  correlational 
D)  well controlled

Question 7

Which of the following is not increased by acute stress

Accepted Answer

A)  growth hormone 
B)  gonadotrophin-releasing hormone 
C)  prolactin 
D)  both a and c 
A)  growth hormone 
B)  gonadotrophin-releasing hormone 
C)  prolactin 
D)  both a and c

Question 8

Stress effects on antigen specific humoral immunity have shown

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced B lymphocyte numbers in the peripheral circulation 
B)  increased serum IgA 
C)  increased specific antibody titers to latent variables 
D)  all of the above 
A)  reduced B lymphocyte numbers in the peripheral circulation 
B)  increased serum IgA 
C)  increased specific antibody titers to latent variables 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

Animals studies have relied on the expression of c-fos in the central nervous system to determine structures that are activated in response to stress and found that

Accepted Answer

A)  only subcortical structures are involved 
B)  the hippocampus but not the septal area are involved 
C)  the response of the PVN depends on the type of challenge 
D)  the locus coeruleus and the raphe are not involved 
A)  only subcortical structures are involved 
B)  the hippocampus but not the septal area are involved 
C)  the response of the PVN depends on the type of challenge 
D)  the locus coeruleus and the raphe are not involved

Question 10

Psychosocial stress reaches all the way inside immune cells and causes

Accepted Answer

A)  acute suppression of innate immunity 
B)  activation of Th1 responses relative to Th2 responses 
C)  acute enhancement of both innate an adaptive responses 
D)  activation of cell-mediated responses relative to innate responses 
A)  acute suppression of innate immunity 
B)  activation of Th1 responses relative to Th2 responses 
C)  acute enhancement of both innate an adaptive responses 
D)  activation of cell-mediated responses relative to innate responses

Question 11

Natural Killer (NK) cells in the peripheral circulation

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in response to acute laboratory stress 
B)  increase in response to chronic stress 
C)  become more cytotoxic during a period of exams 
D)  become less cytotoxic when individuals anticipate pain 
A)  increase in response to acute laboratory stress 
B)  increase in response to chronic stress 
C)  become more cytotoxic during a period of exams 
D)  become less cytotoxic when individuals anticipate pain

Question 12

Clear evidence of diminished humoral immunity in response to stress comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  lymphocyte proliferation studies 
B)  cytokine studies 
C)  vaccination stuies 
D)  social support studies 
A)  lymphocyte proliferation studies 
B)  cytokine studies 
C)  vaccination stuies 
D)  social support studies

Question 13

Studies of primates living in the wild have found that cortisol levels are

Accepted Answer

A)  higher in dominant animals 
B)  do not change with social rank 
C)  decreased by social grooming 
D)  highest in the most aggressive high ranking animals 
A)  higher in dominant animals 
B)  do not change with social rank 
C)  decreased by social grooming 
D)  highest in the most aggressive high ranking animals

Question 14

Stress damages hippocampal neurons when

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibitory activity is high, cortisol is low and NGF is high 
B)  excitatory activity is high, cortisol is high and BDNF is low 
C)  inhibitory activity is high, cortisol is high and BDNF is high 
D)  excitatory activity is low, cortisol is high and NGF is low 
A)  inhibitory activity is high, cortisol is low and NGF is high 
B)  excitatory activity is high, cortisol is high and BDNF is low 
C)  inhibitory activity is high, cortisol is high and BDNF is high 
D)  excitatory activity is low, cortisol is high and NGF is low

Question 15

The distinction between physical and psychosocial stress

Accepted Answer

A)  proves that all stress is not physical 
B)  separates forms of stress into two levels of importance 
C)  recognizes that different brain pathways are involved 
D)  shows that some forms of stress do not affect the body 
A)  proves that all stress is not physical 
B)  separates forms of stress into two levels of importance 
C)  recognizes that different brain pathways are involved 
D)  shows that some forms of stress do not affect the body

Question 16

Peripheral neural responses in response to stress are mediated by

Accepted Answer

A)  neuropeptides 
B)  neurotransmitters 
C)  both a and b 
D)  terminals containing either neurotransmitters or neuropeptides 
A)  neuropeptides 
B)  neurotransmitters 
C)  both a and b 
D)  terminals containing either neurotransmitters or neuropeptides

Question 17

The response to acute psychosocial stress must be diverse because

Accepted Answer

A)  it begins in the brain 
B)  it entails both endocrine and neural responses 
C)  the population must retain the ability to cope with the unforseen 
D)  the population must remain unique 
A)  it begins in the brain 
B)  it entails both endocrine and neural responses 
C)  the population must retain the ability to cope with the unforseen 
D)  the population must remain unique

Question 18

Individual attributes or personality characteristics

Accepted Answer

A)  are most often assessed using self-report questionnaires 
B)  can be ignored in stress research without loss of information 
C)  do not interact with contextual change 
D)  both a and c 
A)  are most often assessed using self-report questionnaires 
B)  can be ignored in stress research without loss of information 
C)  do not interact with contextual change 
D)  both a and c

Question 19

Evidence that psychosocial stress can influence endocrine, neural, and immune activities is necessary in order to show

Accepted Answer

A)  how health could be affected 
B)  how the mental operates around the physical 
C)  that the effects are unidirectional 
D)  which system is dominant 
A)  how health could be affected 
B)  how the mental operates around the physical 
C)  that the effects are unidirectional 
D)  which system is dominant

Question 20

Space flight has been found to

Accepted Answer

A)  increase mitogen induced T-cell proliferation 
B)  decrease mitogen induced T-cell proliferation 
C)  have no effect on mitogen induced T-cell proliferation 
D)  increase mitogen induced T-cell production 
A)  increase mitogen induced T-cell proliferation 
B)  decrease mitogen induced T-cell proliferation 
C)  have no effect on mitogen induced T-cell proliferation 
D)  increase mitogen induced T-cell production

Which of the following is not one of the measures of specific cell-mediated immunity

A significant limitation of stress-immune research with humans is

Central nervous system processing of stressful situations

Laboratory studies of psychosocial stress have many advantages except

Stress has been found to affect the Th1/Th2 balance by

Life event studies are an example of psychosocial stress research. They are

Which of the following is not increased by acute stress

Stress effects on antigen specific humoral immunity have shown

Animals studies have relied on the expression of c-fos in the central nervous system to determine structures that are activated in response to stress and found that

Psychosocial stress reaches all the way inside immune cells and causes

Natural Killer (NK) cells in the peripheral circulation

Clear evidence of diminished humoral immunity in response to stress comes from

Studies of primates living in the wild have found that cortisol levels are

Stress damages hippocampal neurons when

The distinction between physical and psychosocial stress

Peripheral neural responses in response to stress are mediated by

The response to acute psychosocial stress must be diverse because

Individual attributes or personality characteristics

Evidence that psychosocial stress can influence endocrine, neural, and immune activities is necessary in order to show

Space flight has been found to

Introduction

Historical Antecedents

Immune System Basics

Endocrine-Immune Modulation

Neuroimmune Modulation

Stress, Contextual Change, and Disease

Infection, Allergy, and Psychosocial Stress

Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Psychosocial Stress

Immune Activity and Psychopathology

Immune Function Enhancement

Integration and Implications

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Exam 7: Psychosocial Stress

Which of the following is not one of the measures of specific cell-mediated immunity

A significant limitation of stress-immune research with humans is

Central nervous system processing of stressful situations

Laboratory studies of psychosocial stress have many advantages except

Stress has been found to affect the Th1/Th2 balance by

Life event studies are an example of psychosocial stress research. They are

Which of the following is not increased by acute stress

Stress effects on antigen specific humoral immunity have shown

Animals studies have relied on the expression of c-fos in the central nervous system to determine structures that are activated in response to stress and found that

Psychosocial stress reaches all the way inside immune cells and causes

Natural Killer (NK) cells in the peripheral circulation

Clear evidence of diminished humoral immunity in response to stress comes from

Studies of primates living in the wild have found that cortisol levels are

Stress damages hippocampal neurons when

The distinction between physical and psychosocial stress

Peripheral neural responses in response to stress are mediated by

The response to acute psychosocial stress must be diverse because

Individual attributes or personality characteristics

Evidence that psychosocial stress can influence endocrine, neural, and immune activities is necessary in order to show

Space flight has been found to

Introduction

Historical Antecedents

Immune System Basics

Endocrine-Immune Modulation

Neuroimmune Modulation

Stress, Contextual Change, and Disease

Infection, Allergy, and Psychosocial Stress

Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Psychosocial Stress

Immune Activity and Psychopathology

Immune Function Enhancement

Integration and Implications

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