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OverviewJohn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John T. Cacioppo , William Patrick , Dick HillPublisher: Tantor Media, Inc Imprint: Tantor Media, Inc Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 16.50cm Weight: 0.162kg ISBN: 9781400138128ISBN 10: 1400138124 Publication Date: 05 August 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsTop-notch science writing: stimulating and useful information conveyed in accessible prose. ---Kirkus Starred Review Top-notch science writing: stimulating and useful information conveyed in accessible prose. ---Kirkus Starred Review Author InformationJohn T. Cacioppo is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. William Patrick is the editor in chief of the Journal of Life Sciences. Reader of over 400 audiobooks, Dick Hill has won three coveted Audie awards and been nominated numerous times. He is also the recipient of several AudioFile Earphones Awards. AudioFile includes Dick on their prestigious list of Golden Voices. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |