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

He formulated the well-known “fight-or-flight” syndrome to describe the stress-response,

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—

stress can make us sick, and a critical shift in medicine has been the recognition that many of the damaging diseases of slow accumulation can be either caused or made far worse by stress.

the stress-response can become more damaging than the stressor itself, especially when the stress is purely psychological.

psychological and social disruptions.

the interactions between stress and sleep,

Thus, when the sympathetic nerve endings in your heart secrete norepinephrine, which causes heart muscle to work differently, norepinephrine is playing a neurotransmitter role.

The nerve endings of this system release adrenaline.

final chapter reviews what is known about stress management and how some of its principles can be applied to our everyday lives.