Psychobiology of social support: The social dimension of stress buffering

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 149-162

  Ditzen, Beate ^a   Heinrichs, Markus ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system (ANS); cortisol; hypothalamus pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; oxytocin; psychobiology; safety signals; Social support; stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMOTION; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTEGRATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORY; THREAT;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (ANS); CORTISOL; HYPOTHALAMUS PITUITARY ADRENAL (HPA) AXIS; OXYTOCIN; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; SAFETY SIGNALS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84892876350     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: 18783627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/RNN-139008     Document Type: Article

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