Learn the science behind stress and start living better Stress can kill. Chronic stress has been linked to depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Left untreated it can cause serious and long-lasting health problems. Drawing on two decades of clinical research into the effects of stress on the brain and the body, For the Love of Stress isdesigned to help you learn to control your stress and live a happier, healthier life.Dr. Sonia Lupien is internationally respected as a leading authority on the science of stress, and in this practical, accessible book she provides an essential guide to understanding and managing the stresses we face every day. Identifying the four factors that underlie any stressful situation: Novelty—something new and unfamiliar; Unpredictability—not knowing how something is going to unfold; Threat—to your sense of self; and a poor Sense of self control, Dr. Lupien uses the appropriate acronym "N.U.T.S." to explore how stress makes us feel and how we can learn to cope.Helps the reader understand the science behind stress, how it affects us physically and mentally, and what we can do to keep it in checkExplores why men make women's stress hormone levels rise but women cause men's stress hormone levels to dropProvides proven solutions for dealing with stress, including one for helping children to cope with moving schools as well as stress in the workplaceContrary to common belief stress is not simply "time pressure" or "workload" but rather our natural response to these things, characterized by the release of stress hormonesShows readers how a routine blood test can identify if you are at risk from highlevels of stress hormonesIn her practical and accessible book Dr. Lupien shows how stress can and should be controlled, not avoided. INDICE: Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Chapter 1 Do You Know the Meaning of Stress? 4Chapter 2 Stress Is Really NUTS 9Chapter 3 Acute Stress to Help UsSurvive 23Chapter 4 The Long and Winding Road to Chronic Stress 31Chapter 5 Measuring the Weight of Chronic Stress: The Allostatic Load Battery 43Chapter 6When Stress Aff ects Our Memory 49Chapter 7 Why Are We So Stressed These Days? 65Chapter 8 Stress to Match Each Personality 72Chapter 9 Two Sexes, Two Types of Stress? 78Chapter 10 Your Social Status, Your Stress 89Chapter 11 Recognizing When You're Stressed 105Chapter 12 To Kill a Mammoth, You First Have to Know Where to Find It 109Chapter 13 Addressing NUTS for Adolescents 119Chapter 14 Addressing NUTS for Adult Workers 126Chapter 15 Fleeing the Mammoth Can Help Us Control Our Stress 141Chapter 16 The Power of Others 145Chapter 17 Your Body Is Your Most Eff ective Ally 153Appendix 1: History of the Science of Stress 168Appendix 2: References 192Notes 203Index 207
- ISBN: 978-1-118-27360-9
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 22/05/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés