01997nam a2200349Ia 4500 ebr10075460 CaPaEBR 20260707175128.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 040813s2004 nyua sb 001 0 eng d 2004019309 0375434194 1400048508 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646729301 QP401 .R47 2004eb 152.4/6 22 92452 72329 Restak, Richard M., 1942- 48746 Poe's heart and the mountain climber [electronic resource] : exploring the effect of anxiety on our brains and our culture / Richard Restak. 1st ed. New York : Harmony Books, c2004. xiv, 349 p. : ill. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Anxiety. 8247 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10075460 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 92452 72329