Recent behavioral and biomedical research has suggested that psychophysiologic
responsiveness (reactivity) to emotional stress may be a marker of processes involved in the …

The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) plays a central role in the regulation of blood pressure,
volume and electrolyte homeostasis. Inappropriate activation of the RAS may lead to …

Comprehensive reference on the nature of motivation and emotion, thoroughly updated with
the latest research and findings in the field Understanding Motivation and Emotion seeks to …

1. Many human fetuses have to adapt to a limited supply of nutrients. In doing so they
permanently change their structure and metabolism. 2. These'programmed'changes may be …

The Marriage Clinic presents a complete marital therapy program based on John Gottman's
much heralded research on marital success and failure. Here one will find not only a wide …

This book describes research on the emotional communication between parents and
children and its effect on the children's emotional development. Inspired by the work, and …

It was my original intention to write a reasonably advanced psycho physiology text that
would go beyond cardiovascular activity. This I believed would require a collaborative effort …

Background Prehypertension is considered a precursor of stage 1 hypertension and a
predictor of excessive cardiovascular risk. We investigated whether pharmacologic …

Many human fetuses have to adapt to a limited supply of nutrients. In doing so they
permanently change their structure and metabolism. These programmed changes may be …

Previous research suggests that anger has important social and health consequences,
particularly cardiovascular health. The pathogenic aspects of anger have not been …