Evolution and posttraumatic stress : disorders of vigilance and defence / Chris Cantor.

Author/creator Cantor, Chris
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Descriptionxiv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents A brief history of PTSD -- A clinical perspective of PTSD -- Conventional theories of PTSD -- The evolution of human defensive behaviours -- Defence in overdrive: evolution, PTSD and parsimony -- Perspectives and possibilities: vigilance, avoidance and attentive immobility -- He who fights and runs away: withdrawal, aggressive defence and numbing -- The paradox of appeasement -- A last resort: tonic immobility -- Agonic switching, preparedness and psychobiological response patterns -- PTSD in other species?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [198]-216) and index.
LCCN 2005001407
ISBN1583917705 (hbk)
ISBN1583917713 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks RC552.P67 C36 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold