Author: Jacelyn A. LewisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Parental History of Hypertension, Affect, and Cardiovascular Reactivity to Mental Stress in College Women
Author: Jacelyn A. LewisThe Effects of Stress Coping Resources, Race, and Parental History of Hypertension on Cardiovascular Reactivity to Mental Stressors
Author: Virginia Maher BuzzellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cardiovascular system
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Differences in Cardiovascular Reactivity to Psychological Stress and Caffeine as a Function of Race and Parental History of Essential Hypertension in Normotensive Females
Author: Tony L. StricklandAggregated Tasks and Parental History of Hypertension
Author: Patrick E. WisePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hypertension
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Cardiovascular Reactivity and Recovery to Stressful Tasks Following a Mindfulness-analog in College Students with a Family History of Hypertension
Author: Christoffer A. GrantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College students
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Pathophysiology of Hypertension in Blacks
Author: John C.S. FrayPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1461475775
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Overall, American blacks have twice the rate of high blood pressure of American whites and five to seven times the rate of severe hypertension. As a result, American blacks have a higher incidence of stroke (50%), heart disease (30%), and kidney disease (50%). Not only are blacks more likely to develop hypertension, but the disorder develops earlier, is often more severe, and is more likely to be fatal at an earlier age. While lack of early and aggressive treatment contributes to the problem, research has shown that physiological and environmental factors play an important role. Pathophysiology of Hypertension in Blacks examines much of the research that has been done to explain the pathogenesis of hypertension among black Americans. The book is divided into four sections. The first section considers genetic mechanisms of the disease. Increased sensitivity to salt, a common feature among both normotensive and hypertensive blacks, may have developed during the slave trade and slavery as a physiological adaptation to prevent death from excessive loss of salt and water; survival favored those most able to conserve salt, an ability which predisposes black Americans today to hypertension. During childhood, this enhanced salt-sensitivity may be complicated by insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. The second section examines the role of social, cultural, psychosocial, and socioeconomic factors in the pathogenesis of hypertension. The authors of these chapters present models and explanations that show how these factors may influence physiological variables. The third area of the book deals with the role of urbanization and salt (both in and out of Africa), the role of diet, the role of intracellular ion metabolism, and the increasing significance of renin. The last section of the book summarizes the evidence presented in earlier chapters, and also outlines therapeutic strategies that are effective in controlling blood pressure in hypertensive blacks. The book presents underlying physiological mechanisms which may become impaired and therefore sets the stage for the application of modern molecular biology to the pathophysiology of hypertension in blacks. This book is a volume in the Clinical Physiology Series of the American Physiological Society and is based on a symposium sponsored by the Society at the 1990 meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. It will be valuable to both researchers and clinicians who study and treat hypertension in blacks.
Individual Differences in Cardiovascular Response to Stress
Author: J. Rick TurnerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1489906975
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Demonstrating that the magnitude and pattern of cardiovascular response to stress varies markedly between individuals, this work discusses the mechanisms by which the cardiovascular system is mobilized during stress, the determinants of individual differences, and the pathophysiological processes by which responses to stress may lead to cardiovascular disease. Behavioral scientists from a variety of disciplines will find the work pertinent to their research.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Author: Cumulated Index Medicus
Author: The Handbook of Stress Science
Author: Richard Contrada, PhDPublisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826117716
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
"[F]or those who are entering the field or who want to broaden their perspective, Ibelieve that this Handbook is indispensible. More than just a contribution to the field, theHandbook may well become a classic."--PsycCRITIQUES "The editors fully achieved their goal of producing a state-of-the-science stress reference for use by investigators, educators, and practitioners with clinical and health interests."--Psycho-Oncology "This is an important book about the scientific study of stress and human adaptation. It brings together both empirical data and theoretical developments that address the fundamental question of how psychosocial variables get inside the body to influence neurobiological processes that culminate in physical disease." From the Foreword by David C. Glass, PhD Emeritus Professor of Psychology Stony Brook University Edited by two leading health psychologists, The Handbook of Stress Science presents a detailed overview of key topics in stress and health psychology. With discussions on how stress influences physical health-including its effects on the nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, and immune systems-the text is a valuable source for health psychologists, as well as researchers in behavioral medicine, neuroscience, genetics, clinical and social psychology, sociology, and public health. This state-of-the-art resource reviews conceptual developments, empirical findings, clinical applications, and investigative strategies and tools from the past few decades of stress research. It represents all major approaches to defining stress and describes the themes and developments that characterize the field of health-related stress research. The five sections of this handbook cover: Current knowledge regarding the major biological structures and systems that are involved in the stress response Social-contextual contributions to stress and to processes of adaptation to stress, including the workplace, socioeconomic status, and social support The concept of cognitive appraisal as it relates to stress and emotion psychological factors influencing stress such as, personality, gender, and adult development The evidence linking stress to health-related behaviors and mental and physical health outcomes Research methods, tools, and strategies, including the principles and techniques of both laboratory experimentation and naturalistic stress research