10.1184/R1/6618320.v1 Rosalind J Wright Rosalind J Wright Sheldon Cohen Sheldon Cohen Stress and Atopic Disorders: Asthma and the Seasonal Allergic Response Carnegie Mellon University 2005 psychology 2005-05-01 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Stress_and_Atopic_Disorders_Asthma_and_the_Seasonal_Allergic_Response/6618320 <p>Upon completion of this Cyberounds<sup>®</sup>, you should be able to:</p> <ul> <li>Define atopy and describe the effects of stress on neuroimmunoregulation and the consequent modulation of the hypersensitivity response</li> <li>Describe local pulmonary interactions between the immune system and autonomic nervous system in the response to stress</li> <li>Describe relationships between psychological stress and oxidative stress</li> <li>Describe the potential role of stress and glucocorticoid resistance in asthma</li> <li>Describe genetic modification of the risks of psychological stress and asthmatic expression</li> <li>Discuss treatment strategies for modifying the relationship between stress and the immune response.</li> </ul>