Stress and hypertension [electronic resource] : examining the relation between psychological stress and high blood pressure / Kevin T. Larkin.

By: Larkin, Kevin TContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Current perspectives in psychologyPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005Description: x, 406 p. : illSubject(s): Essential hypertension -- Etiology | Stress (Psychology)Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616.1/32 LOC classification: RC685.H8 | L2585 2005Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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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.

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