Chapter

The Effect of Stress on the Immune System

From Health Education Health 100 Version 3 by Garrett Rieck, MA, ACSM-CPT & Justin Lundin, MA

Concepts

1. How does chronic stress affect immunity?

   "Psychoneuroimmunology examines how psychological, behavioral, and social factors interact with immune and neuroendocrine systems. Chronic stress can impair immune function in both younger and older a