Given the Insights Derived from Psychoneuroimmunology, Healthcare Should

question 3

Multiple Choice

Given the insights derived from psychoneuroimmunology, healthcare should

• A) avoid evolutionary thinking
• B) use highly targeted pharmacological interventions
• C) rely less on holistic thinking
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Hormone

Substance secreted by endocrine tissues into the blood that acts on a target tissue to produce a specific response.

Follicles

Structures within the ovaries that contain a developing egg and produce hormones, or small sacs in the skin from which hair grows.

FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone, a gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland responsible for maturation of ovarian follicles and sperm production.

Progesterone

A female sex hormone critical for the regulation of ovulation and menstruation as well as supporting pregnancy.