Relaxation Imagery to Facilitate Endogenous Control of Lymphocytic Function in Humans

Autor:	Myers, Carol Rae
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	1984
Předmět:	immune system relaxation imagery lymphocytes Relaxation. Visualization. Lymphocytes. Cellular immunity.
Druh dokumentu:	Thesis or Dissertation
Popis:	Whether an individual's state of mind can influence the body's immune system has been studied for several decades. Historical notions of a homeostatic, self-contained, and self-monitored system have been discarded. Studies have explored conditioning effects and cognitive behavioral methods to affect the immune response. This study is based on the assumption that relaxation imagery can be used as an endogenous means to produce specific physiological change in the immune function. Subjects were instructed to make a directional change in the absolute number of peripheral lymphocytes using relaxation imagery.
Databáze:	Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations
Externí odkaz:	https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330620/ Zobrazit plný text záznamu