Psychoneuroimmunology Term Paper

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Therefore, this explains why stress would have such an effect on the immune functions of the body, at least from the perspective of someone who is doing an evolutionary investigation into the issue of the reasons why we see these phenomena occur.

Thus, psychoneuroimmunology is one of the most important and fastest growing areas of medicine to bridge the gap between neurological theory and medicinal practice. The literature is quickly evolving and changing. Indeed, there is an increasing hope that this field may be the one to deliver on the promise of the discovery of "the scientific foundations for a new type of treatment whose essence is to combat disease by strengthening the body's own defenses against stress" ("Association for the Advancement of Applied Psychoneuroimmunology"):

What is of importance is not whether we have our emotional ups and downs, but rather that lingering unresolved emotions and inflexible ways of coping, can become the source of chronic low grade stress, which can undermine immune system functioning.
This may not necessarily cause disease, however, given the right genetics, a weakened physical condition, or an existing illness and you may be sitting on a time bomb.

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Certainly, if even a small part of this objective were achieved in even the most minute and smallest of demonstrable ways it would be an exceptional, massive, and earth-shattering step forward in terms of our current medical ability to prevent a myriad of physical difficulties and ailments to which stress is a heavily contributing factor. Indeed, few things could probably work to ease the suffering of modern humanity more than a series of methods by which the effects of stress on the immune system could be greatly reduced......

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