Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection - Rilegato

Cacioppo, John T.; Patrick, William

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0393061701 ISBN 13: 9780393061703

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2008

Riassunto

A pioneering neuroscientist draws on detailed studies to demonstrate the correlation between social environments and health, offering insight into the differences between chronic loneliness and depression while explaining how social isolation can affect perceptions, behavior, and physiology.

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A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for loneliness and what to do about it. John T. Cacioppo's groundbreaking research topples one of the pillars of modern medicine and psychology: the focus on the individual as the unit of inquiry. By employing brain scans, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing immune function, he demonstrates the overpowering influence of social context--a factor so strong that it can alter DNA replication. He defines an unrecognized syndrome--chronic loneliness--brings it out of the shadow of its cousin depression, and shows how this subjective sense of social isolation uniquely disrupts our perceptions, behavior, and physiology, becoming a trap that not only reinforces isolation but can also lead to early death. He gives the lie to the Hobbesian view of human nature as a "war of all against all," and he shows how social cooperation is, in fact, humanity's defining characteristic. Most important, he shows how we can break the trap of isolation for our benefit both as individuals and as a society. 12 illustrations.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0393061701
• ISBN 13: 9780393061703
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 317
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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