DrRamirez Is a Researcher Who Wants to Know the Relationship

question 39

Multiple Choice

Dr.Ramirez is a researcher who wants to know the relationship between getting laid off or fired from a job and developing hypertension (high blood pressure) .He believes that the negative stress associated with occupational difficulties can impair a body's ability to fight off illness.Dr.Ramirez is clearly involved in the specialty called __________.

• A) psychoneuroimmunology
• B) physical psychology
• C) neurophysiology
• D) psycnoneurology

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Definitions:

T Cytotoxic Cells

A type of T cell that kills cancer cells, cells that are infected (particularly with viruses), or cells that are damaged in other ways.

Cell-Mediated Immunity

A type of immune response that does not involve antibodies but rather the activation of phagocytes, antigen-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, and the release of various cytokines in response to an antigen.

B Cells

A type of white blood cell that plays a vital role in the immune system by producing antibodies to combat pathogens.

APCs

Antigen-presenting cells, a type of immune cell that displays foreign antigens to T-cells, initiating an immune response.