Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Freeman
1998
0-7167-3210-6
434
max. £10.99
An updated guide to stress, stress-related diseases, and coping
1 Why don't zebras get ulcers?
2 Glands, gooseflesh and hormones
3 Strike, heart attack and voodoo death
4 Stress, metabolism and liquidating your assets
5 Ulcers, colitis and the runs
6 Dwarfism and the importance of mothers
7 Sex and reproduction
8 Immunity, stress and disease
9 Stress-induced analgesia
10 Stress and memory
11 Aging and death
12 Why is psychological stress stressful?
13 Stress and depression
14 Personality, temperament, and their stress-related consequences
15 The view from the bottom
16 Managing stress
It was Chris Preist who put me on to this book a couple of years ago..
I found it readable (with the author's sense of humour well to the fore), extremely well researched, and most informative. The list of contents above says as much as is needed to let you know what's in it.
The author is professor of Biological Sciences and Neuroscience at Stanford University. If his lectures are as good as his writing, his students must love listening to him!
Amazon has it new for £10.99 but there are plenty of cheaper options. Whatever you pay for it, I think you'll find it very handy for dealing with all your stressed students!
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