Psychophysiology The Mind-Body Perspective

Name: Psychophysiology The Mind-Body Perspective
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ISBN: 9780674005617

ISBN-10: 0674005619

ISBN-13: 9780674005617

Edition: 1995

Authors: Kenneth Hugdahl

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In our high-speed culture, terms like "stressed-out," "Type-A personality," "biofeedback," and "relaxation response" have become commonplaces. More than ever before, we are aware of the relationship between our mental and emotional states and our physical well-being. Findings from the field of psychophysiology, which investigates the reflexive interaction between psychology and physiology, have revised our approach to illness and its prevention and treatment. We know, for example, that stress, combined with other factors, increases vulnerability to heart attack and stroke. Successful treatment must include lifestyle changes to reduce the effects of stress on the body. In this important…

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List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Kenneth Hugdahl is Professor of Biological and Medical Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is coeditor of Brain Asymmetry and The Asymmetrical Brain (2002), both published by the MIT Press.



Preface



An Overview of Psychophysiology



Introduction


Psychophysiological Studies of Emotional and Cognitive Processes


Methodology and Definition Physiological


Changes and Their Measurement Psychophysiology and Disease


Cognitive Psychophysiology


Clinical Psychophysiology Future Challenges to Psychophysiology Summary



Concepts and Terms Stimulus Specificity