| Stress and your immune system
For a long time psychologists were aware of the impact stress had on the body's ability to fight infections, but now a study has shown how stress also plays a major influence in altering the functions of the immune system.
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Studies on Stress and the Immune System
293 stress-related studies were performed between the years of 1960 and 2001
18,941 subjects were evaluated in the studies
Findings From the Studies
Periods of short-term stress triggered the immune system to prepare for injury or infection, similar to a "flight or fright" response. Long-term stress caused excessive wear on the body and activated a deterioration of the immune system
The immune systems of the elderly and those already suffering with some kind of illness were less capable of coping with stressful situations
Examples of the Five Stressors Used in the Studies
Acute time-limited stressors: Stress such as that brought on from speaking in front of large groups of people
Brief naturalistic stressors: Challenges that occur throughout certain points in a person's life such as taking school exams
Stressful event sequences: A specific life-changing event such as loss of a loved one in which the stress will eventually subside
Chronic stressors: Stress induced by an extreme change in lifestyle such as becoming a caregiver for a chronically ill person or becoming permanently disabled from an accident in which there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel
Distant Stressors: Stress that is the result of a traumatic event from the past that continues to wreak havoc on the immune system such as child abuse or post-traumatic stress experienced by war veterans
Researchers concluded that the stressors that most negatively compromised the immune system were the chronic stressors. Researchers also discovered the longer the duration of stress or perceived length of the stress, the less the body's ability to adapt to the stressful situation. It was determined this kind of stress could lead to serious negative health repercussions beginning with attacking the immune system at the cellular level then going after the overall broader functions of the immune system.
Researchers plan to conduct future studies to evaluate the degree that stress-related changes altered the immune system and how it could result in leaving otherwise healthy individuals vulnerable to diseases.
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