Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping (Third Edition)

what stress has to do with addiction.

(The workings of this automatic nervous system are not entirely out of our control, however;

sustained psychological stress is a recent invention, mostly limited to humans and other social primates.

sympathetic nervous system mediating the four F’s of behavior—flight, fight, fright, and sex.

One half of this system is activated in response to stress, one half is suppressed.

links between stress and increased risk for certain types of disease,

Thus, the stress-response can be mobilized not only in response to physical or psychological insults, but also in expectation of them. It is this generality of the stress-response that is the most surprising—

The sympathetic nervous system kicks into action during emergencies, or what you think are emergencies.

Allostasis