Do low levels of stress reactivity signal poor states of health?

Biological Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-128

  Lovallo, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain function; Cardiovascular reactivity; Emotions; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COPING BEHAVIOR; EATING HABIT; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79751538766     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.01.006     Document Type: Review

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