"dikerson" - 1 õppematerjal

Kvalitatiivne uurimustöö Emotsioonide regulatsioon ja stress

pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) and down regulation of some functions of specific immunity (e .g. lymphocyte responses). Although the steroid hormone cortisol has often been used as a psychological measure of stress however, many studies have failed to find changes in cortisol (Manuck et al, 1991), and there has been inconsistency in the effects of psychological stressors on cortisol activity (Biondi & Picardi, 1999). Despite these reports, Dikerson and Kemery (2004) in a meta-analysis of acute psychological stressors and various laboratory tests, did show variations in the cortisol response. The public speaking/cognitive task combination was associated with significantly greater cortisol responses than other types of psychological stressors. The combination of social- evaluative threat (being judged negatively by others when performing arithmetic or