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Measuring Stress : a Guide for Health and Social Scientists.

A resource for health and social scientists who assess the role of stress in their studies of physical and psychiatric illness. The work discusses how stress is conceptualized, how stressors influence onset and progression of psychiatric and physical illness, and how to decide appropriate measures.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cohen, Sheldon
Otros Autores: Kessler, Ronald C., Gordon, Lynn Underwood
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Contributors; 1. Strategies for measuring stress in studies of psychiatric and physical disorders; 2. Checklist measurement of stressful life events; 3. Interview measurement of stressful life events; 4. Daily and within-day event measurement; 5. Measurement of chronic stressors; 6. Measurement of stress appraisal; 7. Measurement of affective response; 8. Measurement of stress hormones; 9. Measurement of cardiovascular responses; 10. Measurement of immune response; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.