Handbook of stress medicine and health /
Cooper, Cary L.
Boca Raton ; London : CRC Press,
c2005.
Research now shows us that long-term activation of the stress cycle can have a hazardous, even lethal, effect on the body, increasing the risk of obesity, heart disease, depression, cancer, and other illnesses. Edited by one of the world's authorities in stress management, occupational psychology, and occupational medicine, this second edition offers a completely revised and updated look at the different types of stress, including their characteristics, symptoms, duration, and treatment approaches. With contributions from the leaders in the field, the book presents cutting-edge research on the effects of stress.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Editor -- Contributors -- Introduction : spice of life or kiss of death? / Lennart Levi -- Chapter 1. Conceptual issues in research on stress and health / Norbert K. Semmer, Joseph E. McGrath, and Terry A. Beehr -- Chapter 2. Stress and cancer : the critical research / Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton and Christoffer Johansen -- Chapter 3. Stress and cancer : the practice / Lone Ross, Ellen Boesen, and Christoffer Johansen -- Chapter 4. Stress and prevention of cardiovascular disease / Töres Theorell -- Chapter 5. The role of stress in mental illness : the practice / R. O. Stanley and G. D. Burrows -- Chapter 6. Stress, endocrine manifestations, and diseases / Constantine Tsigos, loannis Kyrou, and George P. Chrousos -- Chapter 7. Stress, immunity, and disease / Cinnamon Stetler, Rama Murali, Edith Chen, and Gregory E. Miller -- Chapter 8. Stress and burnout : the critical research / Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter -- Chapter 9. Organizational interventions to alleviate burnout and build engagement with work / Michael P. Leiter and Christina Maslach -- Chapter 10. Hardy Personality, stress, and health / Terry A. Beehr and Nathan A. Bowling -- Chapter 11. Stress, culture, and personality / Pittu Laungani -- Chapter 12. Social support and heart disease / John G. Bruhn -- Chapter 13. Social support, life events, and depression in HIV disease / John Green and Ashley Frize -- Chapter 14. Interpersonal communication : the key to unlocking social support for preventive stress management / Marilyn Macik-Frey, James Campbell Quick, and Jonathan D. Quick -- Chapter 15. Emotional processing of traumatic events / Richard B. Slatcher and James W. Pennebaker -- Chapter 16. Gender differences in the management of work stress : preventing distress and savoring eustress / Debra L. Nelson and Bret L. Simmons -- Chapter 17. Dealing with stress : families and chronic illness / David W. Kissane -- Chapter 18. Dealing with workplace stress / Michiel Kompier -- Chapter 19. The many faces of control at work / Kathryne E. Dupré, Julian Barling, and Manon Mireille LeBlanc -- Index.
Research now shows us that long-term activation of the stress cycle can have a hazardous, even lethal, effect on the body, increasing the risk of obesity, heart disease, depression, cancer, and other illnesses. Edited by one of the world's authorities in stress management, occupational psychology, and occupational medicine, this second edition offers a completely revised and updated look at the different types of stress, including their characteristics, symptoms, duration, and treatment approaches. With contributions from the leaders in the field, the book presents cutting-edge research on the effects of stress.
Stress (Physiology)
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