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An introduction to stress & health / Hymie Anisman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anisman, Hymie, author.
- Series:
- Sage knowledge.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stress (Psychology)--Health aspects.
- Psychophysiology.
- Stress, Psychological.
- Health.
- Stress (Psychology).
- Medical Subjects:
- Stress, Psychological.
- Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Introduction to stress and health
- Place of Publication:
- London : Sage, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "This is a highly entertaining book about a very serious topic. Beautifully written, funny and organized in a way that students and the general public will understand complex notions about stress." - Sonia Lupien, Director of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress, University of Montreal "Perfect for my stress and cognition module, accessible and informative, great level of detail." - James Byron-Daniel, University of the West of England, Bristol An Introduction to Stress and Health is the first textbook to fuse the psychosocial with newer behavioural neuroscience perspectives. It provides a broad perspective of the multiple biological processes influenced by stressful events, the conditions that allow for either exacerbation or diminution of these stressor effects, and the pathological conditions that can emerge as a ...
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Nature of Stressors
- Chapter 2 Appraisals, Coping, and Well-Being
- Chapter 3 Hormonal Changes Associated with Stressors
- Chapter 4 Neurotransmitter Processes and Growth Factor Changes
- Chapter 5 The Immunological Effects of Stressors
- Chapter 6 Stress, Immunity, and Disease
- Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Disease
- Chapter 8 Depressive Illnesses
- Chapter 9 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 10 Addiction
- Chapter 11 Transmission of Trauma Across Generations
- Chapter 12 Stress Busting: Treatment Strategies
- Chapter 13 Navigating Stigma and Discrimination and Seeking Help.
- Notes:
- Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-457) and index.
- Description based on MARC record for print version.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781473920781
- OCLC:
- 1005986356
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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