Background The fight-or-flight response is generally regarded as the prototypic human
response to stress. First described by Walter Cannon in 1932, the fightor-flight response is …

One of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) is the higher risk of this disorder in women. Explanations reviewed within a …

This three-week longitudinal field study with an experimental intervention examines the
association between daily events and employee stress and health, with a specific focus on …

Psychological stress has been proposed as a major contributor to the progression of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Acute mental stress can activate the sympathetic-adrenal …

There are pervasive sex differences in psychological and physical well-being, many of
which can be linked to the differential socialization of men and women. Numerous studies …

The effects of academic examination stress on health behavior was assessed in university
students. It was hypothesized that the anticipation of examinations would lead to increases …

Книга посвящена анализу современных представлений о функциональной асимметрии
мозга. Рассмотрены данные о сенсорных и моторных латеральных признаках, роли …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the broader social psychological
research community, the integrative cardiovascular (CV) response analysis and the body of …

Background The association between depression and mortality in older community-dwelling
populations is still unresolved. This study determined the effect of both minor and major …

Background: Women and men are at risk for different types of stress‐related disorders, with
women at greater risk for depression and anxiety and men at greater risk for alcohol‐use …