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  • Booktitle: Stress and Health
  • Subtitle: Biological and Psychological Interactions
  • Author: Lovallo
  • Edition: 3rd edition

What is 'Stress and Health' about?

  • This book explains the concept of psychological stress, the physiological manifestations of stress, and the effects of stress on health and disease.
  • While there is already a lot of literature about stress, this book is unique in how it covers both the physiology and thoughts and emotions around stress.
  • This book can be used in health psychology for all level students. It serves as an introduction to the topic of stress.  

How is 'Stress and Health' structured?

  • This book concentrates on the psychophysiological linkages between cognition, emotions, brain functions, and the peripheral mechanisms by which the body is regulated.
  • This book also tries to enhance the integration of the stress concept into a larger framework by presenting its historical roots and its relationship to the development of medicine.

Who wrote 'Stress and Health'?

  • The book is written by William R. Lovallo. Lovallo has taught courses on stress at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

What are the main differences between the 3rd and previous editions?

  • In this third edition, research is added about the rapidly emerging topic of stress interactions with gene expression.

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