ISBN:
9781433122194
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (266 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version The Influence of Communication on Physiology and Health
DDC:
302
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
There is a significant amount of research that substantiates the connection between social support/relationships and the development, onset, and/or recovery of several physical diseases/illnesses. Research has shown, for example, that an unhappy marriage can increase the likelihood of becoming ill by 35% while stressful communication can lead to an increase in cardiovascular reactivity which in turn increases the risk of coronary heart disease and premature mortality. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the influences of communication on physiology and physical health status occ
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments xi; Preface by Gary Kreps xiii; Introduction by James M. Honeycutt 1; Section 1: Cardiovascular Studies; Chapter 1: Effects of Positive Family Conflict-Renewal Stories on Heart Rate James M. Honeycutt, Brandon D. Bannon, and Laura C. Hatcher 11; Chapter 2: Cardiovascular Reactivity in Social Interaction: Predictors and Consequences of Physiological Changes While Speaking in Everyday Life Charles H. Tardy 33; Chapter 3: Profiles of Response Stereotypy and Specificity for Public Speaking State Anxiety Chris R. Sawyer and the late Ralph R. Behnke 55
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 4: Effects of Rumination and Observing Marital Conflict on Observers' Heart Rates as They Advise and Predict the Use of Conflict Tactics James M. Honeycutt, Shaughan A. Keaton, Laura C. Hatcher, and Dale Hample 73Chapter 5: The Effects of Team Identity Formation and Sport Team Identification on Mental Health, Cognition, Behavior, and Physiology Shaughan A. Keaton and James M. Honeycutt 93; Section 2: Immunological and Hematological Studies
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Chapter 6: Affectionate Communication Is Associated with Markers of Immune and Cardiovascular System Competence Kory Floyd, Perry M. Pauley, Colin Hesse, Alice E. Veksler, Jen Eden, and Alan C. Mikkelson 115Chapter 7: Interparental Conflict and Parents' Inappropriate Disclosures: Relations to Parents' and Children's Salivary α-Amylase and Cortisol Amanda Denes, Tamara D. Afifi, Douglas A. Granger, Andrea Joseph, and Desiree Aldeis 131; Chapter 8: Types of Stress and Their Effects on Mental Health, Verbal Aggression, and Assault Mark A. Hamilton and Alice E. Veksler 153
Description / Table of Contents:
Section 3: Neurological StudiesChapter 9: Asymmetry in the Brain: Communication, Personality, and Health Alan D. Heisel 171; Chapter 10: The Neurophysiology of Craving and Drug-Related Cues: Evidence from Event-Related Potentials Andrew Faulkner, Kim Hellemans ,Alfonso Abizaid, and Amedeo D'Angiulli 189; Chapter 11: Rethinking the Emotional Brain Joseph LeDoux 207; Author Biographies 229; Index 237
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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