Poe's heart and the mountain climber [electronic resource] : exploring the effect of anxiety on our brains and our culture / Richard Restak.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Harmony Books, c2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 349 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 152.4/6 22
LOC classification:
  • QP401 .R47 2004eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Our anxious culture : triggers for anxiety -- Mr. Snagsby meets the grand inquisitor : anxiety versus fear -- Scampering sea hares and "inhibited" children : the origins of anxiety -- Startle responses and Halloween cats : the brain circuitry of fear and anxiety -- Nobody messes with Dave : the experimental manipulation of anxiety -- Balancing act : the amygdala and the frontal lobes -- Over the edge : anxiety disorders -- "Life is a daring adventure or it is nothing" : defying fear and anxiety -- "Something I had never seen before" : antianxiety drugs -- Binge drinkers and coffee nerves : the genetic frontiers of anxiety -- Epilogue: A blueprint for transforming your anxiety.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227) and index.

Our anxious culture : triggers for anxiety -- Mr. Snagsby meets the grand inquisitor : anxiety versus fear -- Scampering sea hares and "inhibited" children : the origins of anxiety -- Startle responses and Halloween cats : the brain circuitry of fear and anxiety -- Nobody messes with Dave : the experimental manipulation of anxiety -- Balancing act : the amygdala and the frontal lobes -- Over the edge : anxiety disorders -- "Life is a daring adventure or it is nothing" : defying fear and anxiety -- "Something I had never seen before" : antianxiety drugs -- Binge drinkers and coffee nerves : the genetic frontiers of anxiety -- Epilogue: A blueprint for transforming your anxiety.

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