Ebook: Individual Differences in Cardiovascular Response to Stress

Demonstrating that the magnitude and pattern of cardiovascular response to stress varies markedly between individuals, this work discusses the mechanisms by which the cardiovascular system is mobilized during stress, the determinants of individual differences, and the pathophysiological processes by which responses to stress may lead to cardiovascular disease. Behavioral scientists from a variety of disciplines will find the work pertinent to their research.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Conceptual and Methodological Overview of Cardiovascular Reactivity Research....Pages 3-32
Sympathetic Nervous System Responses to Psychosocial Stressors....Pages 33-49
Individual Differences in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns....Pages 51-61
The Ecological Validity of Laboratory Stress Testing....Pages 63-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Genes, Stress, and Cardiovascular Reactivity....Pages 87-102
Personality Characteristics, Reactivity, and Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 103-123
Toward Understanding Race Difference in Autonomic Reactivity....Pages 125-145
The Role of Reproductive Hormones in Cardiovascular and Neuroendocrine Function during Behavioral Stress....Pages 147-163
The Role of Cardiovascular Reactivity in Hypertension Risk....Pages 165-186
Stress Reactivity in Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 187-201
Does Aerobic Exercise Reduce Stress Responses?....Pages 203-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Endogenous Opioids and Stress Reactivity in the Development of Essential Hypertension....Pages 221-243
Differential Responses to Salt Intake-Stress Interactions....Pages 245-263
A Biobehavioral Model of Hypertension Development....Pages 265-280
High Cardiovascular Reactivity to Stress....Pages 281-293
Back Matter....Pages 295-301

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Conceptual and Methodological Overview of Cardiovascular Reactivity Research....Pages 3-32
Sympathetic Nervous System Responses to Psychosocial Stressors....Pages 33-49
Individual Differences in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns....Pages 51-61
The Ecological Validity of Laboratory Stress Testing....Pages 63-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Genes, Stress, and Cardiovascular Reactivity....Pages 87-102
Personality Characteristics, Reactivity, and Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 103-123
Toward Understanding Race Difference in Autonomic Reactivity....Pages 125-145
The Role of Reproductive Hormones in Cardiovascular and Neuroendocrine Function during Behavioral Stress....Pages 147-163
The Role of Cardiovascular Reactivity in Hypertension Risk....Pages 165-186
Stress Reactivity in Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 187-201
Does Aerobic Exercise Reduce Stress Responses?....Pages 203-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Endogenous Opioids and Stress Reactivity in the Development of Essential Hypertension....Pages 221-243
Differential Responses to Salt Intake-Stress Interactions....Pages 245-263
A Biobehavioral Model of Hypertension Development....Pages 265-280
High Cardiovascular Reactivity to Stress....Pages 281-293
Back Matter....Pages 295-301
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