Stress
By: Michael E. Hyland
Series: All that matters; All that matters
Publisher: John Murray Learning
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781471801600; 9781471805677
Subjects: Stress (Psychology); Psychological Stress
Description: In some cultures the concept of stress does not exist. But that doesn't mean that people aren't stressed. This book, written by leading health psychologist Michael E. Hyland, will help psychologists, healthcare practitioners, managers, and those affected by stress, to strip away the myths around stress.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is stress?; title: What are stressors?; title: Why do some people get more stressed than others?; title: The acute stress response to short-term stressors; title: The long-term stress response to chronic stressors; title: Stress and illness; title: Measuring and detecting stress; title: Stress and society; title: Reducing the impact of stress: the relaxation response; title: 100 ideas.