Cardiovascular reactivity to psychological stress & disease /

The purpose of this book is to evaluate the evidence concerning the so-called cardiovascular reactivity hypothesis. In its simplest form, this hypothesis states that excess cardiovascular reactivity to psychological stress may constitute a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. /// Three broad aims...

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Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Other Authors: Blascovich, Jim, Katkin, Edward S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, DC : Hyattsville, MD : American Psychological Association ; APA Order Dept., ©1993.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:APA science volumes.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The purpose of this book is to evaluate the evidence concerning the so-called cardiovascular reactivity hypothesis. In its simplest form, this hypothesis states that excess cardiovascular reactivity to psychological stress may constitute a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. /// Three broad aims were established ... to help organize this book: (a) to reexamine the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological basis for linking cardiovascular reactivity to disease; (b) to assess the current status of scientific research linking reactivity to disease; and (c) to propose an agenda for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
Item Description:Papers from a conference held in Buffalo, N.Y., in the spring of 1991.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 242 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1557981922
9781557981929