Worried Sick

Alda, Alan, 1936- (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary: Stress is the curse of modern living-but is it actually so new? Whether it's the panic that sets in before public speaking or the butterflies brought on by sitting down in a dentist's chair, everyone has experienced the age-old fight-or-flight response that once helped humankind evade predators. In this classic program from the Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda meets researchers who are exploring the long-term ill effects of stress on health and healing and how relaxation can help lessen the damage.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2009], c2003.

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General Note:	Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on October 16, 2009. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Stress in Animal World (1:06) -- Wild Animals: Short-Term Stress (2:35) -- Stress Response: Primate Invention (1:52) -- Physiological Effects of Stress in Primates (1:22) -- Personality and Stress (1:22) -- Social Complexity and Primate Stress (2:13) -- Social Dominance and Stress Levels in Monkeys (0:36) -- High-Fat Diet and Stress in Primates (1:41) -- Hostility and Heart Disease (2:48) -- Anger and Physiological Responses (2:25) -- Hostility and Health Risks (1:21) -- Implanted Defibrillator (1:39) -- Stress and Cardiovascular Health (1:04) -- Psychological Heath and Physical Health (2:02) -- Marital Strain and Stress Hormones (1:40) -- Marital Hostility and Physiological Healing (2:30) -- Relaxation and Stress Reduction (2:20) -- Stress and Disease (1:18) -- Relaxation as Medical Therapy (1:40) -- Stress and Body Changes (1:24) -- Relaxation Response (3:07) -- Relaxation and Stress (1:14) -- Meditation and Physiological Changes (2:58) -- Stress Hormones (0:57) -- Kundalini Yoga and Brain Activity (2:01) -- Meditation Slows Brain Activity (1:56) -- Meditation and Brain Focus (1:08) -- Meditation or Sleeping? (1:34) -- Stress Reduction Through Relaxation and Meditation (2:09) -- Stress and Health (0:24)
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Target Audience Note:	11 & up.
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