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

图书标准信息

• 作者 Robert M. Sapolsky 著
• 出版社 Holt Paperbacks
• 出版时间 2004-09
• ISBN 9780805073690
• 定价 146.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 360页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

RenownedprimatologistRobertSapolskyoffersacompletelyrevisedandupdatededitionofhismostpopularwork,withnearly90,000copiesinprintNowinathirdedition,RobertM.Sapolsky'sacclaimedandsuccessful"WhyZebrasDon'tGetUlcers"featuresnewchaptersonhowstressaffectssleepandaddiction,aswellasnewinsightsintoanxietyandpersonalitydisorderandtheimpactofspiritualityonmanagingstress.AsSapolskyexplains,mostofusdonotlieawakeatnightworryingaboutwhetherwehaveleprosyormalaria.Instead,thediseaseswefear-andtheonesthatplagueusnow-areillnessesbroughtonbytheslowaccumulationofdamage,suchasheartdiseaseandcancer.Whenweworryorexperiencestress,ourbodyturnsonthesamephysiologicalresponsesthatananimal'sdoes,butwedonotresolveconflictinthesameway-throughfightingorfleeing.Overtime,thisactivationofastressresponsemakesusliterallysick.Combiningcutting-edgeresearchwithahealthydoseofgoodhumorandpracticaladvice,"WhyZebrasDon'tGetUlcers"explainshowprolongedstresscausesorintensifiesarangeofphysicalandmentalafflictions,includingdepression,ulcers,colitis,heartdisease,andmore.Italsoprovidesessentialguidancetocontrollingourstressresponses.Thisneweditionpromisestobethemostcomprehensiveandengagingoneyet.RobertM.SapolskyisaprofessorofbiologyandneurologyatStanfordUniversityandaresearchassociatewiththeInstituteofPrimateResearch,NationalMuseumofKenya.Heistheauthorof"APrimate'sMemoir"and"TheTroublewithTestosterone,"whichwasa"LosAngelesTimes"BookPrizefinalist.Aregularcolumnistcontributorto"Discover"and"TheSciences"andarecipientofaMacArthurFoundation"genius"grant,helivesinSanFrancisco.RobertSapolsky'sacclaimed"WhyZebrasDon'tGetUlcers"combinescutting-edgeresearchwithahealthydoseofgoodhumorandpracticaladvicetoexplainhowprolongedstresscausesorintensifiesarangeofphysicalandmentalafflictions,includingdepression,ulcers,colitis,heartdisease,andmore.Whenweworryorexperiencesstress,ourbodyturnsonthesamephysiologyresponsesthatananimal'sbodydoes,butweusuallydonotturnoffthestress-responseinthesameway--throughfighting,fleeing,orotherquickactions.Overtime,thischronicactivationofthestress-responsecanmakeusliterallysick.Thisthoroughlyupdatedthirdedition,whichfeaturesnewchaptersonsleepdisordersandaddictionsaswellasnewsectionsongenderdifferences,anxiety,weightgain,post-traumaticstressdisorder,andstressmanagement,isricherthaneverwithinsightsintohowthenervoussystemrespondsandhowstressresponsescanbecontrolled."RobertM.Sapolskyisoneofthebestsciencewritersofourtime."--OliverSacks"RobertM.Sapolskyisoneofthebestsciencewritersofourtime."--OliverSacks"Sapolsky]succeedsininterpretingtechnicalmaterialinawaythatleavesreaderswithanunderstandingofhowthesamephysiologicalresponses,sowellsuitedfordealingwithshort-termphysicalemergencies,canturnintopotentialdisasterswhenchronicallyprovokedforpsychologicalorotherreasons...Theauthorhasawaywithwords...Youwillfindplentytointrigueyou."--"TheWashingtonPost""RobertSapolskywittilydissectstheanatomyofhumanstress-response."--"TheWallStreetJournal""Thisbookisapage-turnerandisanythingbutdepressingordisheartening."--"NaturalHistory""Adelightfullittlebook."--"ContemporaryPsychology""Filledwithdelightfultwistsandturns,personalanecdotes,andnuggetsofoddinformation--onvoodoodeath,PeterPan,andthehuntingskillsofhyenas...First-ratescienceforthenonscientist."--"KirkusReviews"

【作者简介】

RobertM.SapolskyisaprofessorofbiologyandneurologyatStanfordUniversityandaresearchassociatewiththeInstituteofPrimateResearch,NationalMuseumofKenya.HeistheauthorofAPrimate'sMemoirandTheTroublewithTestosterone,whichwasaLosAngelesTimesBookAwardfinalist.AregularcontributortoDiscoverandTheSciences,andarecipientofaMacArthurFoundation"genius"grant,helivesinSanFrancisco.