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Worksheet #1: Chapter 4: Stress, Illness and the Immune System
Questions
1.     What is the distinction between illness and disease?
2.     Explain the relationship between an infection, our immune system and disease?
3.     Give an example (not from the chapter) of sickness behavior?
4.     What is the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) designed to assess?
5.     Based on your reading, what stress measure (retrospective checklist like the SRRS) or a structured clinical interview (LEDS) will be a more accurate measure of stress? Explain your answer in detail.
6.     Do you agree that daily hassles (e.g., rush hour traffic) experienced on a regular basis might be a better predictor of illness and other health problems than a stressful major life event (e.g., divorce)? Why or why not?
7.     What is psychoneuroimmunology?
8.     Stress plays a role in _____ % of illnesses and disease?
9.     What is an example of an endogenous antigen?
10.  What is the function of our immune system? How does chronic stress affect the immune system?
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