title: Stress--where are we now? Does immunity play an intrinsic role?
abstract: The whole world experiences progress and development, however it is the human being who pays the price in stress--an inevitable part of modern life. When encountering stress, an individual reacts at the level of both the micro- and macroenvironment. Nowadays, stress is defined as a real or interpreted threat to the physiological or psychological integrity of an individual, which results in a physiological and/or behavioral response. In the article a review of the stress conceptualization, health consequences of stress (its neurophysiology and relation to autoimmune disease) as well as ways of management (exercises and psychotherapeutic intervention) is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ergonomics, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jedryka-Góral
authors.forename: Włodzimierz
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maślinski
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziółkowska
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konarska
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zołnierczyk-Zreda
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000276:immunology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy