Stress [electronic resource] : Evolutionary, Biosocial and Clinical Perspectives / edited by Alan H. Bittles, Peter A. Parsons.

Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9781349141630
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/31253
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 1996.
Yayın Bilgisi
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 1996.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XIV, 203 p. online resource.
Dizi
Studies in Biology, Economy and Society, 2947-115X
Özet, vb.
The collected papers in this volume cover the effects of environmental stress under a biological and energetic model. Examples are taken from fossil and living animal populations, and from outlier human populations and traditional societies. These examples indicate that stress increases energy demands and so reduces reproductive fitness. A wide range of stressful situations also are analyzed under the less stringent conditions experienced by modern human populations, when cultural factors assume importance. These emphasize the interaction between genetic, physiological, psychological and social factors in everyday life and in clinical settings.
Konu
Economic development.
Medical sciences.
Life sciences.
Public health.
Premedical education.
Development Studies.
Health Sciences.
Life Sciences.
Public Health.
Premedical Education.