Kvalitatiivne uurimustöö Emotsioonide regulatsioon ja stress
cytokines (signalling protein) such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) which is a pro-
inflammatory cytokine that mediates the acute phase response to stress. The cytokine
IL-6 is also involved in the regulation of the immune system. It is a sensitive immune
response marker for stress in laboratory settings and there is now evidence that
psychological stressors and hostile behaviour may increase the production of IL-6
(Maes et.al 1998, Morita et al., 2005, Marsland et al 2008). Elliot and Eisdorfer
(1982) distinguished two important dimensions in psychological stressors - duration
and course (e.g. discrete vs continuous) and five categories of psychological stress.
Amongst these five categories acute stressors such as laboratory challenges (e.g.
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public speaking, mental arithmetic tests or benji jump), are the most validated and
practical to study stress in psychology