Chronic social stress, affiliation, and cellular immune response in nonhuman primates

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An experimental study was conducted using 43 cynomolgus monkeys to test whether cellular immune response is affected by social stress and affiliation. The subjects were randomly assigned to either a stable or an unstable group. During this period, the affiliative behavior of the animals were recorded. Results indicate that affiliative behavior had a positive effect in the monkeys' immune system, especially for the subjects in the unstable group. This suggests that affiliative behavior was used as a means of coping with a stressful condition.

Psychological aspects, Health aspects, Immunity, Immunity (Physiology), Affiliation (Psychology)

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Associations between stress, trait negative affect, acute immune reactivity, and antibody response to hepatitis B injection in healthy young adults

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This article examines the relationship between stress, affect, and immune response after a hepatitis B vaccination in healthy adults. Results indicate that a reduced antibody response following a stressful five-minute speech task was associated with high levels of negative affect and diminished cellular immune reactivity.

Usage, Psychological tests, Cellular immunity, Hepatitis B vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccines, Affect (Psychology)

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Psychological interventions and the immune system: a meta-analytic review and critique

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This article examines the effects of several psychological interventions on immune response. Meta-analyses indicate that conditioning and hypnosis demonstrated the most consistent immune benefits while stress management and disclosure interventions only provided moderate evidence of success in affecting immune modulation.

Immune response, Immune response regulation, Hypnotism, Classical conditioning, Self-disclosure, Hypnosis, Conditioning (Psychology), Self disclosure

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