Stress and hypertension examining the relation between psychological stress and high blood pressure
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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New Haven
Yale University Press
c2005
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| Schriftenreihe: | Current perspectives in psychology
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 Volltext |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-397) and index Introduction: the case of Franklin -- Regulation of blood pressure -- Measurement of blood pressure -- Models of stress -- Stress and essential hypertension -- Acute stress responses : how do environmental stressors lead to essential hypertension? -- Individual differences and essential hypertension : constitutional and lifestyle factors -- Individual differences and essential hypertension : psychological and social factors -- Treatment and prevention of essential hypertension -- Conclusions and future directions Kevin T. Larkin examines more than a half-century of empirical evidence obtained to test the common assumption that stress is associated with the onset and maintenance of essential hypertension (high blood pressure). The book discusses the effectiveness of strategies developed to manage stress and lower blood pressure |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 406 p.) |
| ISBN: | 030012886X 9780300128864 |