This paper presents the Adaptive Calibration Model (ACM), an evolutionary–developmental theory of individual differences in the functioning of the stress response system. The stress …
A growing body of research shows that social networks and identities have a profound impact on mental and physical health. With such mounting evidence of the importance of …
BS McEwen, PJ Gianaros - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The brain is the key organ of stress reactivity, coping, and recovery processes. Within the brain, a distributed neural circuitry determines what is threatening and thus stressful to the …
A landmark volume exploring covert bias, prejudice, and discrimination with hopeful solutions for their eventual dissolution Exploring the psychological dynamics of unconscious …
K Dedovic, A Duchesne, J Andrews, V Engert… - Neuroimage, 2009 - Elsevier
The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis is the major endocrine stress axis of the human organism. Cortisol, the final hormone of this axis, affects metabolic, cardiovascular …
SE Taylor - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Research relating stress to health has progressed from anecdotal evidence in the 1930s and 1940s to complex multivariate models that identify underlying longitudinal mechanisms …
We draw on the theory of allostasis to develop an integrative model of the current stress process that highlights the brain as a dynamically adapting interface between the changing …
The goal of the present study was to investigate developmental differences in the effectiveness of parent support to alleviate hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis stress …
SE Taylor - American Psychologist, 1990 - psycnet.apa.org
Reviews scientific and professional trends in the field of health psychology. I discuss recent research on health promotion, psychological factors in the development of illness, cognitive …