Stress

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328 p. · 23.4x15.6 cm · Paperback
Appropriate as a core text for teaching stress at advanced undergraduate and MSc level within courses on health, and occupational or applied psychology. This book provides a broad, accessible introduction to the major issues relating to stress. It bridges the gap between popularised, or very basic, treatments of the subject on the one hand, and highly specialised academic research on the other, to give a good critical overview of the subject for undergraduate and Masters-level students.
Part 1: What is Stress?
1. Stress: the concept
2. Approaches to studying stress
3. The physiology of stress
Part II: What Effects Might Stress Have?
4. Stress: health and illness
5. Cognition, stress and anxiety
Part III: Why do People React Differently to Stressors?
6. Individual differences
7. Coping
8. Social support
Part IV: A Focus on Work Stress
9. Work stress
10. The Home-work interface
Part V: Stress Reduction Strategies
11. Stress interventions.
Conclusion: Myths, Theory and Research
  • First comprehensive overview of the area for advanced undergraduates and MSc students, introducing all the key issues necessary to a firm grasp of the subject, students get a broad, authoritative overview of the subject by buying just one volume.
  • The book carefully introduces the theoretical ideas that students need to understand, highlighting the popular misconceptions about stress. It includes both laboratory and real world research, discussing the limitations of both, and summarises current research findings, provides an accessible and painless introduction to theory, and encourages critical thinking by helping students evaluate the different approaches to the subject.
  • Examples of real life case studies and illustrations, using different methodologies and levels of