| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 676 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Stress, adaptation, and health / Richard J. Contrada -- Regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis, chronic stress, and energy / Mary F. Dallman and Dirk Hellhammer -- The cardiovascular system / Matthew M. Burg and Thomas G. Pickering -- Effects of stress on immune function / Firdaus S. Dhabhar -- Behavioral, emotional, and cognitive sequelae of immune system activation / Joanne M. Hash-Converse and Alexander W. Kusnecov -- Genetic epidemiology of stress and gene by stress interaction / Jeanne M. McCaffery -- The molecular biology of stress / Andrew Baum, Kara Lorduy, and Frank J. Jenkins -- Social responses to stress / Shelley E. Taylor and Sarah L. Master -- Stress and support processes / Bert N. Uchino and Wendy Birmingham -- Social network functions and health / Karen S. Rook, Kristin J. August, and Dara H. Sorkin -- Stress and the workplace / Alankrita Pandey, James Campbell Quick, Ana Maria Rossi, Debra L. Nelson, and Wayne Martin -- The challenge of stress in modern organizations / Ashley Weinberg and Cary Cooper -- Racism as a psychosocial stressor / Elizabeth Brondolo, Nisha Brady ver Halen, Daniel Libby, and Melissa Pencille -- Socioeconomic status and stress / Tarani Chandola and Michael G. Marmot -- The role of appraisal and emotion in coping and adaptation / Craig A. Smith and Leslie D. Kirby -- The dynamics of emotion in adaptation to stress / Patrick H. Finan, Alex J. Zautra, and Rebecca Wershba -- Coping / Charles S. Carver -- Personality and stress / Paula G. Williams, Timoth W. Smith, Heather E. Gunn, and Bert N. Uchino -- Gender / Mary C. Davis, Mary Hl Burleson, and Denise M. Kruszewski |
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Section 1: Biology -- Section II: Social context -- Section III: Psychology -- Section IV: Behaviours and mental and physical health outcomes -- Section V: Research methods, tools, and strategies |
| Summary |
Edited by two leading health psychologists, The Handbook of Stress Science presents a detailed overview of key topics in stress and health psychology. With discussions on how stress influences physical health-including its effects on the nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, and immune systems-the text is a valuable source for health psychologists, as well as researchers in behavioral medicine, neuroscience, genetics, clinical and social psychology, sociology, and public health. This state-of-the-art resource reviews conceptual developments, empirical findings, clinical applications, and investi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Stress (Physiology) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Stress (Psychology) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Adaptation, Physiological -- physiology.
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Adaptation, Psychological -- physiology.
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Brain -- physiology.
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Stress, Physiological -- physiology.
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Stress, Psychological -- metabolism.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baum, Andrew.
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Contrada, Richard J.
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| ISBN |
0826117716 |
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1282916009 |
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9780826117717 |
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9781282916005 |
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(print) |
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(print) |
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