PSY 321 - Stress & Disease*SMI

Credits: 3

This course examines both the historical and current research the field of psychoneuroimmunology. Emphases will include the relationship between psychological stress and physical diseases, the physiological and psychological assessment of stress, the effects of stress hormones on immune function, and conditioned immune responses in animals. This course will attempt to fairly present our current understanding of the relationships between psychological stress and cancer, AIDS, and infectious diseases. We will examine experimental design limitations that have made interpretations of research often controversial.

General Education Core: Natural, Math & Info Sciences
Course Attributes: CRIT,SMI