Understanding Us: Where we came from, how we function, why we struggle with stress Soft cover - 2002

Sid Harta Publishers, Hartwell, VIC, Australia, 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 323 pages. This book is in near fine condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: How do you feel when stressed? Muscles tense? Palms sweaty? Heart racing? Don't worry ­ it's all part of being human. All we Homo sapiens have such sensations. Why? Because we still have our old mammalian brain. Its red-alert system is primed to react immediately to protect us from any perceived threat. But we also have our new human brain. It has a vivid imagination, which invents irrational psychological threats. These needlessly activate the old primitive fight or flight mechanism. Result? Uncontrolled, chronic stress. Understanding Us simplifies the complexity of our brain's evolution. It also shows how we can harness and harmonise the strengths of both old and new brains to modify our body's over-active stress response and so take control of our lives. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Stress Management, Depression, Happiness, Self-Esteem, Cultural, Physical; ISBN: 1877059153. ISBN/EAN: 9781877059155. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002331. . 9781877059155