Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping (Third Edition)

Name: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping (Third Edition)
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ISBN: 9780805073690

ISBN-10: 0805073698

ISBN-13: 9780805073690

Edition: 3rd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Robert M. Sapolsky, Robert

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Renowned primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most popular work, with nearly 90,000 copies in print Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's acclaimed and successful Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress. As Sapolsky explains, most of us do not lie awake at night worrying about whether we have leprosy or malaria. Instead, the diseases we fear-and the ones that plague us now-are illnesses brought on by the slow accumulation of damage, such as heart disease and cancer. When…

Book details

List price: $23.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 9/15/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 6.17" wide x 9.06" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.100

Robert M. Sapolsky is a Professor of Biology & Neurology at Stanford & a Research Associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. He is the author of "The Trouble with Testosterone" & "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers", both Los Angeles Times Book Award finalists. A regular contributor to Discover & The Sciences & a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, Sapolsky lives in San Francisco, California.



Preface



Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers?



Glands, Gooseflesh, and Hormones



Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death



Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets



Ulcers, the Runs, and Hot Fudge Sundaes



Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers



Sex and Reproduction



Immunity, Stress, and Disease



Stress and Pain



Stress and Memory



Stress and a Good Night's Sleep



Aging and Death



Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful?



Stress and Depression



Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences



Junkies, Adrenaline Junkies, and Pleasure



The View from the Bottom



Managing Stress


Notes


Illustration Credits


Index