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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Third Edition
by Robert M. Sapolsky
Self-Help
Stress Management
Health
Fitness & Dieting
Diseases & Physical Ailments
Ulcers & Gastritis
Psychology & Counseling
Report Poor Quality
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Chapter 1: Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers?
Chapter 2: Glands, Gooseflesh, and Hormones
Chapter 3: Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death
Chapter 4: Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets
Chapter 5: Ulcers, the Runs, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
Chapter 6: Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers
Chapter 7: Sex and Reproduction
Chapter 8: Immunity, Stress, and Disease
Chapter 9: Stress and Pain
Chapter 10: Stress and Memory
Chapter 11: Stress and a Good Night's Sleep
Chapter 12: Aging and Death
Chapter 13: Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful?
Chapter 14: Stress and Depression
Chapter 15: Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences
Chapter 16: Junkies, Adrenaline Junkies, and Pleasure
Chapter 17: The View from the Bottom
Chapter 18: Managing Stress
Key Takeaways
Stress is non-specific
Stress can damage the brain and impair memory
Social support is crucial
Control and predictability matter
Stress worsens disease
Poverty is stressful
Stress can cause heart disease
Stress can cause metabolic diseases
Stress can impair fertility
Stress impairs the immune system
Questions
What exactly is stress, and why should I care?
Is it true that stress causes ulcers?
Does stress cause cancer?
How does stress affect my sex life?
Why does stress keep me awake at night?
Why do I sometimes blank out during stressful situations, like exams?
Why do older people seem more vulnerable to stress?
Why do some people handle stress better than others?
Why is poverty so detrimental to health?
Does it matter what I *think* my socioeconomic status is?
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Chapter Summaries
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