Description In our high-speed culture, terms like "stressed-out," "Type-A personality," "biofeedback," and "relaxation response" have become commonplaces.
It also provides a framework for extending psychophysiological insights to other areas of psychology and neuroscience..
This book illustrates psychophysiology\'s importance as a research and clinical tool and highlights its many contributions to the assessment and diagnosis of physical disorders.
By showing how social, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional events are mirrored in physiological processes, he gives us a clearer understanding of complex cognitive processes.
In this important text, Kenneth Hugdahl presents a comprehensive introduction to the history, methods, and applications of psychophysiology and explores other areas concerned with the "Mind-Body interface," such as psychosomatic medicine, behavioral medicine, clinical psychology, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
Successful treatment must include lifestyle changes to reduce the effects of stress on the body.
We know, for example, that stress, combined with other factors, increases vulnerability to heart attack and stroke.
Findings from the field of psychophysiology, which investigates the reflexive interaction between psychology and physiology, have revised our approach to illness and its prevention and treatment.
More than ever before, we are aware of the relationship between our mental and emotional states and our physical well-being.
Description In our high-speed culture, terms like "stressed-out," "Type-A personality," "biofeedback," and "relaxation response" have become commonplaces
