Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is Stress? ; Definition of Stress ; Selye and His Ulcerated Rats ; A Representation of Stress Response ; Stress Response ; Autonomic Nervous System ; The Hormonal System ; Who is the Boss? ; The Race ; Control Systems for Hormone Secretion ; Hormones of the Stress Response ; Subtleties of the Stress Response ; Metabolism ; Energy Mobilization During a Stressor ; So Why Do We Get Sick? ; Diabetes ; Heart Attacks ; Effects of Chronic Stress ; Does Stress Cause Ulcers? ; The Digestive System ; Stress Response ; Do Bacteria Cause Ulcers? ; Personality Type and Temperament ; Personality Type of Managers? ; Hostility and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease ; The Vulcans ; Stress and Reproduction ; Female Reproductive System ; High-tech Pregnancy and High Failure Rates ; A Nuanced View ; The Immune System ; Functioning of the Immune System ; Effects of Stress on the Immune System ; Heavy Exercise and Infections ; Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases with Steroids ; Social Isolation ; Marital Stress ; Symptoms of an Infection ; The Influential Messengers ; Why Do We Get a Fever? ; Depression ; The Neurochemistry of Depression ; Neurochemical Theory 1 of Depression ; Neurochemical Theory 2 of Depression ; Neuroanatomy of Depression ; Stress and the Onset of Depression ; Cognitive Model of Depression ; Depression in Women ; Pepsi vs Coke ; Memory and Stress ; Human Memory ; Long-term Memory (Store) ; What is Declarative Memory? ; What is Procedural Memory?.