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The end of stress as we know it / Bruce S. McEwen, with Elizabeth Norton Lasley.
Van Pelt Library QP82.2.S8 M38 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McEwen, Bruce S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stress (Physiology).
- Stress (Psychology).
- Stress management.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Dana Press/Joseph Henry Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- A pioneer in brain science research examines what causes stress and explains to readers how to rechannel the powerful stress activators in more positive ways and become more effective in daily life.
- Contents:
- A new way to look at stress
- The stress response
- or how we cope
- Stress and the emotional connection
- Allostatic load: when protection gives way to damage
- Stress and the cardiovascular system
- Stress and the immune system
- Stress and the brain
- How not to be stressed out
- Positive health
- Where we could go from here.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-223) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0309076404
- OCLC:
- 49639058
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