Relationship between stress and immune function

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Assignment:

1. Consider the study in which volunteers were given nasal drops containing the cold virus to examine the relationship between stress and immune function. In a minimum of two paragraphs, explain how the findings might explain how people seem to become sick during stressful times in their lives. Consider the effects of stress on children who are abused, grow up in violent neighborhoods, or grow up without proper and sufficient sustenance. Discuss how stress can impair the learning of this group.

2. In considering the three dimensions of happiness discussed in this lesson (the pleasant life, the good life, and the meaningful life), in a minimum of two paragraphs,, describe these dimensions and identify steps you could take to improve your personal level of happiness respectively in each of these areas. Be sure to support your answer using factors found to be associated with improved life satisfaction.

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