Why zebras don't get ulcers : an updated guide to stress, stress-related diseases, and coping / Robert M. Sapolsky.
By: Sapolsky, Robert M
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BookPublisher: New York : W.H. Freeman and Co., 1998Description: xii, 434 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0716732106.Subject(s): Stress (Physiology) | Stress (Psychology)DDC classification: 616.001 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077690 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Combining cutting edge research with a healthy dose of humor and practical advice, Sapolsky explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies mental afflictions.
Bibliography: p. 340-414. - Includes index.
Why don't zebras get ulcers? -- Glands, gooseflesh and hormones -- Stroke, heart attacks and voodoo death -- Stress, metabolism and liquidating your assets -- Ulcers, colitis and the runs -- Dwarfism and the importance of mothers -- Sex and reproduction -- Immunity, stress and disease -- Stress-induced analgesia -- Stress and memory -- Aging and death -- Why is psychological stress stressful? -- Stress and depression -- Personality, temperament and their stress-related consequences -- The view from the bottom -- Managing stress.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Robert M. Sapolsky is a Professor of Biology & Neurology at Stanford & a Research Associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. He is the author of "The Trouble with Testosterone" & "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers", both Los Angeles Times Book Award finalists. A regular contributor to Discover & The Sciences & a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, Sapolsky lives in San Francisco, California.(Bowker Author Biography)