Why zebras don't get ulcers / Robert M. Sapolsky.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Owl ; Godalming : Melia [distributor], 2004.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 539 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780805073690 (pbk.) :
- 9780805073690
- Why zebras do not get ulcers
- 616.0019 SAP
- QP82.2.S8 S266 2004
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Positive Living | 616.0019 SAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00213302 |
Previous ed.: New York: W. H. Freeman, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface xi 1 Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers? 1 2 Glands, Gooseflesh, and Hormones 19 3 Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death 37 4 Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets 57 5 Ulcers, the Runs, and Hot Fudge Sundaes 71 6 Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers 92 7 Sex and Reproduction 120 8 Immunity, Stress, and Disease 144 9 Stress and Pain 186 10 Stress and Memory 202 11 Stress and a Good Night's Sleep 226 12 Aging and Death 239 13 Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful? 252 14 Stress and Depression 271 15 Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences 309 16 Junkies, Adrenaline Junkies, and Pleasure 335 17 The View from the Bottom 353 18 Managing Stress 384 Notes 419 Illustration Credits 517 Index 521
The author explains how the nervous system responds to stress and how this interaction can affect circulatory, immune and reproductive functions, as well as overall physical and mental health.