Psychological Stress: Effect on Humoral Immune Functioning as Measured by Immunoglobulin Levels
Description:
The purpose of the present study was to determine if psychological stress, defined as academic examination stress, would systematically produce changes in immune parameters (immunoglobulin concentration) and psychological functioning. It was hypothesized that as examination stress occurred there would be an effect on immunological function consistent with heightened psychological activity/stress. Subjects were 23 master's and doctoral students in psychology who volunteered for the research proj…
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Date:
December 1986
Creator:
Didriksen, Nancy A. (Nancy Andrews)
Partner:
UNT Libraries