Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, 2nd Edition: An Updated Guide To Stress, Stress Related Diseases, and Coping

by Sapolsky

Edition:

2nd

ISBN13:

9780716732105

ISBN10:

0716732106

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

4/15/1998

Publisher(s):

W. H. Freeman

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Combining cutting edge research with a healthy dose of humor and practical advice, Sapolsky explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies mental afflictions.

Preface

vii

1 Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers?

(18)

2 Glands, Gooseflesh, and Hormones

(18)

3 Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death

(16)

4 Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets

(10)

5 Ulcers, Colitis, and the Runs

(17)

6 Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers

(21)

7 Sex and Reproduction

101

(25)

8 Immunity, Stress, and Disease

126

(33)

9 Stress-Induced Analgesia

159

(13)

10 Stress and Memory

172

(23)

11 Aging and Death

195

(16)

12 Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful?

211

(18)

13 Stress and Depression

229

(33)

14 Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences

262

(25)

15 The View from the Bottom

287

(22)

16 Managing Stress

309

(31)

Notes

340

(75)

Sources

415

(2)

Index

417

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