Altruism and health : perspectives from empirical research
Post, Stephen GarrardContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2007.
The book provides heuristic models, from evolution and neuroscience, to explain the association between altruism and health, and examine potential public health and practical implications of the existing data.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
The book provides heuristic models, from evolution and neuroscience, to explain the association between altruism and health, and examine potential public health and practical implications of the existing data.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research on volunteering and health -- The contribution of altruistic emotions to health -- Evolutionary models of altruism and health -- Altruism, health, and religion.
Altruism
Altruism
Psychology
Demography
Social Behavior
Mental Processes
Behavior
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Population Characteristics
Epidemiologic Measurements
Social Sciences
Public Health
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Health Care
Psychiatry and Psychology
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Environment and Public Health
Altruism
Health Status
Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical
Social Sciences
Psychology