Stress, health, and behavior
Richard McCarty
Bok · Engelsk · 2023
| Omfang | xii, 339 sider : illustrations ;
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| Opplysninger | Historical aspects of the stress field -- Biological measures of stress -- Behavioral measures of stress -- Stress and alcohol use -- Posttraumatic stress disorder -- Stress and depression -- Stress and cardiovascular disease -- Stress and diabetes -- Stress and the gastrointestinal system -- Stress and cancer -- Stress and infectious diseases -- Systemic racism as a stressor -- Resilience.. - "Exposure to stressful life experiences can disrupt key regulatory systems in the body and contribute to a variety of negative health outcomes. This authoritative text takes a biopsychosocial approach to understanding the role of stress in alcohol use disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, cancer, and other chronic diseases. It presents cutting-edge knowledge about how stressors are conceptualized and measured; connections to disease processes; systemic racism as a significant, ongoing stressor for people of color; and factors that promote resilience. For each of the disorders discussed, proven and promising stress-targeted clinical interventions are reviewed. Student-friendly features include an end-of-book glossary and an extensive bibliography to facilitate in-depth study of selected topics of interest. "--
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| ISBN | 9781462551699. - 9781462552603
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