أثر الضغوط النفسية في الكفّ المناعي العصبي المكتسب

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the inherent relationship between the psychological stress and the acquired immunosuppression, and whether this relationship is affected by age and sex factors, as well as to illustrate whether there is a noticeable effect of the psychological stress on the number of certain immune system cells.

This study was achieved on a sample consisting of (34(individuals infected with immune inhibition and (132(other non patients individuals. Consequently, a questionnaire consists of two aspects has been applied to members of the sample; the first aspect is concerned with the measurement of the psychological stress; and the second aspect is concerned with the measurement of the acquired immunosuppression.

The most important statistical methods that have been adopted to deal with the obtained results had been: quartile, analysis of variance (F), T-test, Pearson's sequential coefficient of correlation, median, and percentages.

The results indicate that females are more prone to psychological stress and the acquired immunosuppressionthan males, older individuals are less vulnerable to stressors than younger individuals, degree of immunosuppressiondid not differ according to age, and that the psychological stress does not affect the number of the lymphatic cells: granulocytes, monocytes and platelets, while it affects generally the total number of leukocytes.

Finally, it was found that the degree of immunosuppressionvaries depending on the psychological stress levels.