Title:
Why zebras don't get ulcers
Author:
Edition:
3rd ed.
Publication Date:
2004
Publication Information:
New York : Times Books, ©2004.
Physical Description:
xv, 539 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780805073690
Abstract:
Explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies a range of physical and mental afflictions, including depression, ulcers, colitis, heart disease, and memory loss.
Contents:
1. Why don't zebras get ulcers? -- 2. Glands, gooseflesh, and hormones -- 3. Stroke, heart attacks, and voodoo death -- 4. Stress, metabolism, and liquidating your assets -- 5. Ulcers, the runs, and hot fudge sundaes -- 6. Dwarfism and the importance of mothers -- 7. Sex and reproduction -- 8. Immunity, stress, and disease -- 9. Stress and pain -- 10. Stress and memory -- 11. Stress and a good night's sleep -- 12. Aging and death -- 13. Why is psychological stress stressful? -- 14. Stress and depression -- 15. Personality, temperament, and their stress-related consequences -- 16. Junkies, adrenaline junkies, and pleasure -- 17. The view from the bottom -- 18. Managing stress.
Language:
English
