The science of stress
Title:
The science of stress
Author:
Scientific American Editors (New York, New York), editor.
ISBN:
9781725350250
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
160 pages ; 23 cm.
Series:
Scientific American explores big ideas
Scientific American explores big ideas.
Contents:
Section 1. Stress and the body : Female stress -- a faster, stronger response / Debra A. Bangasser ; Gray hair can return to its original collor -- and stress is involved, of course / Diana Kwon ; The danger of stress / Melinda Wenner ; How short-term stress boosts immune systems / Ferris Jabr ; How stress messes with your gut / Carin Leong, Tanya Lewis, Josh Fischman ; Fact or fiction?: Stress causes gray hair / Coco Ballantyne ; Does stress feed cancer? / Katie Moisse ; How Dad's stresses get passed along to offspring / Esther Landhuis -- Section 2. Stress and the brain : Everday stress can shut down the brain's chief command center / Amy Arnsten, Carolyn M. Mazure, Rajita Sinha ; "Stress hormone" cortisol linked to early toll on thinking ability / Karen Weintraub ; Brain's dumped DNA may lead to stress, depression / Knvul Sheikh ; Childhood stress decreases size of brain regions / Christie Nicholson ; Why do we crave sweets when we're stressed? / Achim Peters ; Stress on thew brain / Brian Mossop -- Section 3. Causes of stress : How parents' trauma leaves biological traces in children / Rachel Yehuda ; Burned out / Ulrich Kraft ; The biggest psychological experiment in history is running now / Lydia Denworth ; How economic inequality inflicts real biological harm / Robert M. Sapolsky ; The stress of crowds / Alla Katsnelson ; The myth of executive stress / Keith Payne ; How much worry about mass shootings is too much? / Stephanie Pappas ; News about racial violence harms black people's mental health / Melba Newsome ; Why do we panic? / Scott O. Lilienfeld, Hal Arkowitz -- Section 4. Stress management and resilience : Your response to stress improves as your grow older / Daisy Yuhas ; A single, quick 'mindset' exercise protects against adolescent stress / Lydia Denworth ; The nature cure / Jason G. Goldman ; How I broke the cycle of stress / Ashten Duncan ; Enhance your resilience / Steven M. Southwick, Dennis S. Charney ; Vision and breathing may be the secrets to surviving 2020 / Jessica Wapner ; Stress relief can be the key to success in school / Clancy Blair.
Abstract:
"When people say they feel stressed out, what exactly do they mean? This volume looks at the topic of stress from physiological and psychological perspectives to explain what processes in the body and mind create this feeling of stress. It considers research on the negative impacts stress can have on the brain and the body over time, and explores some of the common causes of stress, including trauma. While research shows that chronic stress can have a wide range of adverse health impacts, experts also offer advice on how to manage stress and prevent it from having these negative effects"-- Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
Grades 10-12 Scientific American Educational Publishing.
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