Stress management and prevention : applications to daily life /

Kottler, Jeffrey A.

Stress management and prevention : applications to daily life / Jeffrey A. Kottler, David D. Chen - Australia ; Balmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, ©2008 - xiv, 406 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index


|tPreface --|gA|tpersonal introduction - from the authors to the readers --|gpt. 1.|tUnderstanding the nature of stress --|g1. The|tmeaning of stress --|g2. The|tbody's reactions to stress --|g3.|tSources of stress across the lifespan --|g4.|tAdaptive and maladaptive behavior --|g5. |tIndividual and cultural differences --|gpt. 2. |tStrategies of stress management and prevention --|g6. |tChallenging stressful thinking --|g7.|tProblem solving and time management --|g8.|tPsychological methods of stress reduction --|g9.|tPhysical methods of stress reduction --|g10.|tPreparing for the future : college and occupational stress --|g11.|tCare of the self : nutrition and other lifestyle issues --|g12.|tStress and conflict in relationships --|gpt. 3.|tStrategies of synthesis and prevention --|g13.|tResilience and stress --|g14.|tOptimal functioning --|g15.|tMaking changes last --|gGlossary -- |tCredits --|tIndex

9780495117858 (student ed. : pbk.) 0495117854 (student ed. : pbk.)


Stress management--Textbooks

RA785 / .K68 2008