Emotion and Stress
Biofeedback
Brain Development
Brain Disorders
Brain Facts
Cells of the Nervous System
Emotion and Stress
The Forebrain
The Hindbrain
Learning and Memory
Meditation and Hypnosis
The Midbrain
The Neurobiology of Addiction
New Techniques for Examining the Brain
Pain
Sensation and Perception
Sleep and Dreaming
Speech and Language
The Spinal Cord
The Teen Brain
Emotion and Stress
F. Fay Evans-Martin, Ph.D.
Series Editor
Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.
With gratitude to Dr. Brad Bunnell,
With love to Shawn and Eric,
With honor to my loving Creator
Emotion and Stress
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Evans-Martin, F. Fay.
Emotion and stress / F. Fay Evans-Martin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-9491-4 (hardcover)
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1. Emotions—Physiological aspects. 2. Stress (Psychology) 3. Stress(Physiology)
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