Stress & Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions

by William R. Lovallo

Book Overview

An exemplary introduction to the concept of psychological stress, its physiological mechanisms, and its effects on health and disease.... Each chapter contains a summary and list of further reading. There is an interesting historical section as well as sound treatment of current research. His thesis is that we are "living beings whose behaviour is not separate from our physical makeup and whose health is not separate from our thoughts and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803970013
• ISBN13: 9780803970014
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good primer for those without a background in biology.

This book is a fairly easy read that makes the science and biology of stress accessible to non scientists.