Measuring stress in humans :
Measuring stress in humans : a practical guide for the field /
edited by Gillian H. Ice and Gary D. James.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- 1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 49 .
- Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 49. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Pt. I. General principles. Conducting a field study of stress: general principles / Gillian H. Ice and Gary D. James -- Pt. II. Measuring stress responses. Cultural dimensions of the stress process: measurement issues in fieldwork / William W. Dressler -- Measuring emotional and behavioral response / Gillian H. Ice -- Measuring hormonal variation in the sympathetic nervous system: catecholamines / Daniel E. Brown -- Measuring hormonal variation in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis: cortisol / Tessa M. Pollard and Gillian H. Ice -- Measuring physiological changes in the cardiovascular system: ambulatory blood pressure / Gary D. James -- Measuring immune function: markers of cell-mediated immunity and inflammation in dried blood spots / Thomas w. McDade -- Pt. III. Practical issues in studying stress. Measuring stress in special populations / Sharon R. Williams -- Study design and data analysis / Gary D. James and Gillian H. Ice -- Protection of human subjects in stress research: an investigator's guide to the process / Gary D. James and Gillian H. Ice -- Epilog: summary and future directions / Gary D. James and Gillian H. Ice.
The purpose of this 2006 book is to present 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.
9780511542435 (ebook)
Stress (Physiology)--Testing.
QP82.2.S8 / M39 2007
616.9/8
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Pt. I. General principles. Conducting a field study of stress: general principles / Gillian H. Ice and Gary D. James -- Pt. II. Measuring stress responses. Cultural dimensions of the stress process: measurement issues in fieldwork / William W. Dressler -- Measuring emotional and behavioral response / Gillian H. Ice -- Measuring hormonal variation in the sympathetic nervous system: catecholamines / Daniel E. Brown -- Measuring hormonal variation in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis: cortisol / Tessa M. Pollard and Gillian H. Ice -- Measuring physiological changes in the cardiovascular system: ambulatory blood pressure / Gary D. James -- Measuring immune function: markers of cell-mediated immunity and inflammation in dried blood spots / Thomas w. McDade -- Pt. III. Practical issues in studying stress. Measuring stress in special populations / Sharon R. Williams -- Study design and data analysis / Gary D. James and Gillian H. Ice -- Protection of human subjects in stress research: an investigator's guide to the process / Gary D. James and Gillian H. Ice -- Epilog: summary and future directions / Gary D. James and Gillian H. Ice.
The purpose of this 2006 book is to present 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.
9780511542435 (ebook)
Stress (Physiology)--Testing.
QP82.2.S8 / M39 2007
616.9/8