Measuring Stress in Humans: a Practical Guide for the Field |
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Editor:
| Ice, Gillian James, Gary Mascie-Taylor, C. G. Nicholas Foley, R. A. Jablonski, Nina G. Strier, Karen B. Little, Michael Weiss, Kenneth M. |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropolog Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-280-74914-8 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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The purpose of this book is to present state-of-the-art non-invasive methods of measuring the biological responses to psychosocial stress in humans, in non-laboratory (field) settings. Following the pathways of Seyle's General Adaptation Syndrome, the text first describes how to assess the psychosocial stressors of everyday life and then outlines how to measure the psychological, behavioral, neurohumeral, physiological and immunological responses to them. The book concludes with...
More DescriptionThe purpose of this book is to present state-of-the-art non-invasive methods of measuring the biological responses to psychosocial stress in humans, in non-laboratory (field) settings. Following the pathways of Seyle's General Adaptation Syndrome, the text first describes how to assess the psychosocial stressors of everyday life and then outlines how to measure the psychological, behavioral, neurohumeral, physiological and immunological responses to them. The book concludes with practical information on assessing special populations, analyzing the often-complicated data that are collected in field stress studies and the ethical treatment of human subjects in stress studies. It is intended to be a practical guide for developing and conducting psychophysiological stress research in human biology. This book will assist students and professionals in designing field studies of stress.