James L. Mills
Kingston, Jamaica
University of the West Indies Press
Scientific principles of stress
2012
9789766402624
9766402620
119 pages
Medical Studies
Stress (Physiology)
Stress (Psychology)
Brain - Physiology.
| Contents | 6 |
| Preface | 8 |
| Acknowledgements | 10 |
| 1. Introduction to the Concept of Stress | 12 |
| 2. Stress, Perception and Memory Links | 18 |
| 3. Cognitive Appraisal and Perception | 31 |
| 4. Stress, Homeostasis and Allostasis | 45 |
| 5. The Stress Response Pathways | 57 |
| 6. The Stress Response | 88 |
| 7. Stress Response Links | 108 |
| 8. Effects of Stress on the Body | 113 |
| 9. Summary | 121 |
| Index | 124 |