Stress and Your Health - From Vulnerability to Resilience

Informationen zum Autor Hymie Anisman is a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He also holds a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Professor Anisman's research includes the influence of stressors on neurochemical and neuroendocrine systems, and how these influence psychological (anxiety, depression) and physical (immune-related) disorders. He is the author of An Introduction to Stress and Health (2014) and co-editor of Handbook of Psychoneuroimmunology (Wiley, 2014). Klappentext Stress and Your Health: From Vulnerability to Resilience presents an evidence-based evaluation of the various effects of stress, along with methods to alleviate distress and stress-related illnesses.* Examines myriad stressor effects and proven ways to alleviate stress in our lives* Covers a wide range of stressor-related topics including therapeutic strategies to deal with stress and factors that hinder treatment of stress* Makes difficult biochemical and immunological concepts accessible to a non-specialist audience* Addresses many of the factors that cause individuals to be more vulnerable to the impact of stressors and at increased risk for pathology Zusammenfassung Stress and Your Health: From Vulnerability to Resilience presents an evidence-based evaluation of the various effects of stress, along with methods to alleviate distress and stress-related illnesses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvi 1 Stressors, Stress, and Distress 1 What this book is about 1 What do we mean when we talk about stressors? 3 The characteristics of stressors: comparing apples, oranges, and lemons 5 Chronic stressors and allostatic overload 10 Before you go... 11 2 Individual Differences in Relation to Stressors and Stress Responses 12 Vulnerability and resilience 13 Genetic influences 13 Age 17 Sex 18 Personality differences in relation to stress responses 18 Previous stressor experiences 19 Stress generation 19 Before you go... 20 3 Appraising Stressful Events 21 Appraising stressors 22 Guidance through primary and secondary appraisals 22 Thinking fast and slow 22 Guideposts and anchors 25 Appraisals based on what others think 27 Appraisals in relation to learning, memory, automaticity, expectation, and habit 28 Positive and negative emotions 30 Gauging stressors 31 Before you go... 33 4 Coping with Stressors 35 First responses to stressors 36 Coping methods 36 Personal growth and finding meaning 38 Social support 40 Loneliness 40 Unsupportive interactions 42 Social rejection 44 Forgiveness and trust 46 Empathy 48 Before you go... 48 5 Hormones and What They Do 50 What's a hormone? 51 Linking hormones and behaviors 51 The hormonal stress response 54 Hormones of the autonomic nervous system 54 The hypothalamic?]pituitary?]adrenal (HPA) axis and glucocorticoids 55 What cortisol (corticosterone) does for us 55 The cortisol/corticosterone response to an acute stressor 55 Cortisol variations in humans 56 Yesterday's stressors influence today's responses 59 A cacophony of hormones associated with stress, eating and energy regulation: leptin, ghrelin, CRH, and neuropeptide Y 60 Oxytocin and positive responses 62 Estrogen and testosterone 64 Before you go... 67 6 Neurotransmitter Processes and Growth Factors 69 Neuronal and glial processes in relation to challenges 70 Stressors influence neurotransmitter functioning 72 Acetylcholine (ACh) 72 Serotonin, norepinephrine and...

Sommario

Preface xiii
 
Acknowledgments xvi
 
1 Stressors, Stress, and Distress 1
 
What this book is about 1
 
What do we mean when we talk about stressors? 3
 
The characteristics of stressors: comparing apples, oranges, and lemons 5
 
Chronic stressors and allostatic overload 10
 
Before you go... 11
 
2 Individual Differences in Relation to Stressors and Stress Responses 12
 
Vulnerability and resilience 13
 
Genetic influences 13
 
Age 17
 
Sex 18
 
Personality differences in relation to stress responses 18
 
Previous stressor experiences 19
 
Stress generation 19
 
Before you go... 20
 
3 Appraising Stressful Events 21
 
Appraising stressors 22
 
Guidance through primary and secondary appraisals 22
 
Thinking fast and slow 22
 
Guideposts and anchors 25
 
Appraisals based on what others think 27
 
Appraisals in relation to learning, memory, automaticity, expectation, and habit 28
 
Positive and negative emotions 30
 
Gauging stressors 31
 
Before you go... 33
 
4 Coping with Stressors 35
 
First responses to stressors 36
 
Coping methods 36
 
Personal growth and finding meaning 38
 
Social support 40
 
Loneliness 40
 
Unsupportive interactions 42
 
Social rejection 44
 
Forgiveness and trust 46
 
Empathy 48
 
Before you go... 48
 
5 Hormones and What They Do 50
 
What's a hormone? 51
 
Linking hormones and behaviors 51
 
The hormonal stress response 54
 
Hormones of the autonomic nervous system 54
 
The hypothalamic?]pituitary?]adrenal (HPA) axis and glucocorticoids 55
 
What cortisol (corticosterone) does for us 55
 
The cortisol/corticosterone response to an acute stressor 55
 
Cortisol variations in humans 56
 
Yesterday's stressors influence today's responses 59
 
A cacophony of hormones associated with stress, eating and energy regulation: leptin, ghrelin, CRH, and neuropeptide Y 60
 
Oxytocin and positive responses 62
 
Estrogen and testosterone 64
 
Before you go... 67
 
6 Neurotransmitter Processes and Growth Factors 69
 
Neuronal and glial processes in relation to challenges 70
 
Stressors influence neurotransmitter functioning 72
 
Acetylcholine (ACh) 72
 
Serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine 75
 
Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH): beyond the HPA system 76
 
Glutamate 78
 
Gamma?]aminobutyric acid (GABA) 79
 
Cannabinoids 79
 
Neurotrophic factors 80
 
The past influences the future 82
 
Before you go... 83
 
7 Immunological Effects of Stressors 84
 
A brief look at how the immune system works 85
 
Cells of the immune system 86
 
Immune memories 87
 
Cytokines: messenger molecules of the immune system 88
 
Immune-hormone interactions 88
 
Stress, brain processes, and immunological changes 91
 
Cytokine changes in response to stressors 93
 
Before you go.... 93
 
8 Stress across the Life Span 95
 
Connections over time 96
 
Prenatal experiences 96
 
Biological correlates of prenatal stress in humans 98
 
Consequences of prenatal infection in animals and humans 99
 
Stress experienced early in life 101
 
Transitional periods 104
 
Older age 106
 
Before you go... 107
 
9 Cardiovascular Disease 108
 
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Relazione

Hymie Anisman, a world-renown expert in stress physiology, explains in clear, down-to-earth and often humorous language why Mom was right. Cold weather does not cause the common cold, but it can make the symptoms worse. Stress does not cause cancer, but it can affect the progression and efficacy of treatment. And, as Professor Anisman explains, the list of stress-associated maladies goes on and on. Informed, insightful, and up-to-date with the newest research findings. Required reading for patients and scientists alike.--Keith W. Kelley, Professor Emeritus of Immunophysiology, University of Illinois
 
Stress is in many ways a defining psychological topic of our times, but it is fiendishly difficult to come to grips with. In Stress and Your Health Hymie Anisman shows not only why he is a leading researcher in the field but also why he is a great teacher. For it is impossible not to be impressed by the scope of the book and the breadth of its scholarship; while at the same time one is struck by the ease with which complex ideas are communicated and integrated. The result is a masterful text that works on a number of levels and speaks powerfully to the range of audiences with an interest in this subject matter -- researchers, students and lay readers alike.--Alex Haslam, School of Psychology, University of Queensland
 
Although the management of certain types of stress is critical to our health, hardly anyone outside academia knows much about the nature of stress nor how to manage it. Hymie Anisman's book, Stress and Your Health: From Vulnerability to Resilience, provides a very readable solution. He has written a masterful description of complex biological and psychological processes that is accessible and written with his unique and wonderful sense of humor. It will be valuable both to the interested lay reader as well as serious students of behavioural neuroscience.--Bryan Kolb, Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge
 
The level of perceived stress is on the rise throughout the world, as is the burden of illness attributable to mental illness. There is a clear link between stress and mental illness; Dr. Anisman's book is not only timely but also very informative about how the body perceives and deals with daily stressors, and how one to cope with stress and its consequences. This delightful book falls in the must read category and will readily resonate with audience of diverse backgrounds.--Zul Merali, Ph.D., President & CEO, The University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: H Anisman, Hymie Anisman, Hymie (Carleton University) Anisman, Anisman Hymie
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.05.2015
• EAN: 9781118850282
• ISBN: 978-1-118-85028-2
• Pagine: 296
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia; Verhaltenspsychologie, Psychologie, Klinische Psychologie, Stress, Psychology, Health & Behavioral Clinical Psychology, Klinische Psychologie / Verhalten