CHF 4400 - Greenberg: Chapter Three
Psychoneuroimmunology
The study of the illness-causing and healing effects of the mind on the body.
Psychogenic
A physical disease caused by emotional stress without a microorganism involved.
Autoimmune Response
A physiological response in which the body turns on itself.
Somatogenic
A psychosomatic disease that results from the mind increasing the body's susceptibility to disease-causing microbes or natural degenerative processes.
Cerebral Hemorrhage
A rupture of a blood vessel in the brain.
B Cells
A type of lymphocyte that produces antibodies.
T Cells
A type of lymphocyte whose purpose is to destroy substances foreign to the body by puncturing invaded body cells and killing the cells and foreign substances.
Phagocytes
A type of white blood cell whose purpose is to destroy substances foreign to the body.
Sphygmomanometer
An instrument used to measure blood pressure.
Carcinogens
Cancer-causing agents.
Memory T and B Cells
Cells left in the bloodstream and the lymphatic system to recognize and respond to future attacks to the body by the same invader.
Suppressor T Cells
Cells whose purpose is to halt the immune response.
Atherosclerosis
Clogging of the coronary arteries.
Psychosomatic
Conditions that have both a mind and body component.
Plaque
Debris that clogs coronary arteries.
Hypercholesterolemia
High levels of cholesterol in the blood.
Essential Hypertension
Hypertension with no known cause.
Arteriosclerosis
Loss of elasticity of the coronary arteries.
High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
Sometimes termed bad cholesterol, too much HDL leads to a clogging of the arteries and, therefore, is related to the development of coronary here disease.
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
Sometimes termed good cholesterol, LDL helps to remove cholesterol from the body thereby lowering the chances of developing coronary heart disease.
Antibodies
Substances produced by the body to fight antigens.
Prodrome
The constriction phase of a migraine headache; also called preattack.
Temporomandibular (TMJ) Syndrome
The interference with the smooth functioning of the jaw.
Diastolic Blood Pressure
The pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the heart is relaxed.
Systolic Blood Pressure
The pressure of the blood as it leaves the heart.
Myocardial Infarction
When a part of the heart dies because of a lack of oxygen.
Hot Reactors
People who react to stress with an all-out physiological reaction.
Preattack
Synonymous with prodrome.
Psychophysiological
Synonymous with psychosomatic.
Type A
A behavior pattern associated with the development of coronary heart disease.
Rheumatoid Factor
A blood protein associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
Antigen
A foreign substance irritating to the body.
Stroke
A lack of oxygen to the brain resulting from a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel; also called apoplexy.
Apoplexy
A lack of oxygen to the brain resulting from a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel; also called stroke.
T-Lymphocytes
A part of the immune system that destroys mutant cells.