Renowned primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most popular work,
with nearly 90,000 copies in print
Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's acclaimed and successful Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers features new
chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder
and the impact of spirituality on managing stress.
As Sapolsky explains, most of us do not lie awake at night worrying about whether we have leprosy or malaria. Instead,
the diseases we fear-and the ones that plague us now-are illnesses brought on by the slow accumulation of damage,
such as heart disease and cancer. When we worry or experience stress, our body turns on the same physiological
responses that an animal's does, but we do not resolve conflict in the same way-through fighting or fleeing. Over
time, this activation of a stress response makes us literally sick.
Combining cutting-edge research with a healthy dose of good humor and practical advice, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies a range of physical and mental afflictions, including depression,
ulcers, colitis, heart disease, and more. It also provides essential guidance to controlling our stress responses.
This new edition promises to be the most comprehensive and engaging one yet.
Table of Contents
Preface
Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers?
Glands, Gooseflesh, and Hormones
Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death
Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets
Ulcers, the Runs, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers
Sex and Reproduction
Immunity, Stress, and Disease
Stress and Pain
Stress and Memory
Stress and a Good Night's Sleep
Aging and Death
Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful?
Stress and Depression
Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences
