An Introduction to Stress and Health - Paperback

by Hymie Anisman (Author), Kimberly Matheson (Author)

Taking the unique approach of fusing psychosocial and newer behavioral neuroscience perspectives, An Introduction to Stress and Health examines how different interventions and therapeutic strategies are used to deal with stress and its consequences. With a new chapter on psychosocial and environmental stressors such as discrimination, trauma, and climate change, the fully updated Second Edition explains how chronic and acute stress can influence biological processes in the body--contributing to conditions including heart disease, diabetes, and depression.