| Description |
1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Appendices; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 -- Prologue; 2 -- What is Stress?; 3 -- Stress Response; 4 -- Metabolism; 5 -- Heart Attacks; 6 -- Does Stress Cause Ulcers?; 7 -- Personality Type and Temperament; 8 -- Stress and Reproduction; 9 -- The Immune System; 10 -- Depression; 11 -- Memory and Stress; 12 -- Pain; 13 -- Aging; 14 -- Stress Management -- A Scientific Background; 15 -- Techniques for Stress Management; 16 -- The 'P' Word; Appendices; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
All over the world, people are experiencing increasing levels of stress due to a variety of reasons which include pressures at the workplace, marital or family stress and changing social mores, among others. This has contributed to deteriorating health and an alarming growth in lifestyle-related diseases, such as diabetes and chronic heart problems. The author presents an absorbing and comprehensive look at the concept of stress and explores its physiological effects, our body's stress responses and its results. He presents a guide to choosing the most appropriate techniques to manage stress a. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Stress (Psychology)
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Stress (Physiology)
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Stress management.
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MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
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Stress.
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Aspects psychologiques.
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Conditions de travail.
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Stress management. (OCoLC)fst01134967
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Stress (Physiology) (OCoLC)fst01134907
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Stress (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01134918
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Joshi, Vinay V., 1963- Stress. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Response Books, 2005 9780761933120 (DLC) 2004022485 (OCoLC)56590682 |
| ISBN |
9788132103400 (electronic bk.) |
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8132103408 (electronic bk.) |
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