Psychobiology of coping and defence strategies

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1993, Pages 66-71

  Ursin, Holger ^a,b   Olff, Miranda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activation; Active coping; Coping; Cortisol; Defence; Emotional coping; Immunoglobulins; Passive coping; Stress; T cells

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; RAT; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027422859     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: 14230224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000119002     Document Type: Article

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