Stress: Evolutionary, Biosocial and Clinical Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333666111)

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.

Author: Alan H. Bittles
ISBN-10: 0333666119
ISBN-13: 9780333666111
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1996
Pages: 203
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d