ate some specific aspects of . . . immune function with psychosocial factors" (Dreher, 1988, p. 7). These aspects seem to indicate that when negative psychological messages overwhelm the brain, the body shuts down or limits its immune system. Conversely, the research also suggests that it is often possible to find correlation between positive psychological messages, and a powerful and healthy immune system.
Stress is one of the major negative factors that appears to induce a weakened immune system, perhaps translated by the brain as unfavorable messages, resulting in what other researches have characterized as a lazy immunological response (Laudenslager, 1987). Moreover, three decades of research have shown that stressful life events are often associated with increased poor health (Laudenslager, 1987, p. 392). In the same manner, correlation has been established that the psyche of those under stress for a longer period of time show a diminished T Cell response than a control g
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