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Controlling Stress and Tension

ISBN: 9780205263882 | 0205263887
Format: Paperback
Publisher: PEARSON
Pub. Date: 10/1/1996

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SummaryTable of Contents
This text is appropriate as a main text for Stress Management courses taught out of Health Education, Psychology, Nursing, and Physical Education departments at four-year schools. This text is designed to translate scientific stress concepts into an understandable, practical format. It presents a holistic approach to health that stresses the relationship between mind, body, and emotion in stress management. Written with students' needs in mind, the text helps students discover their problems through self-assessment exercises.
Prefacexi
PART I Body and Mind in Health and Disease
Stress and Holistic Stress Management
1(14)
Stress and Disease
... MORE(1)
Psychosomatic Disease
4(1)
Disorders of Arousal
4(4)
The Holistic Approach to Managing Stress
8(1)
Intervention Points
8(1)
Techniques for Quieting the External Environment
9(2)
Techniques for Quieting the Internal Environment
11(1)
Techniques for Conditioning the Mind and Reducing Stress-Arousing Thoughts
12(1)
Building a Program
13(1)
References
13(2)
Systems that Control Stress Arousal
15(16)
The Nervous System: An Overview
15(2)
The Basic Systems of Control
17(12)
Summary: The Purpose of the Stress Response
29(1)
References
30(1)
The Body's Response to Stress
31(20)
The Muscles' Response
35(2)
The Gastrointestinal Response
37(2)
The Brain's Response
39(1)
The Cardiovascular Response
40(4)
The Skin's Response
44(1)
The Immune System's Response
45(3)
The Prevention and Treatment of Psychosomatic Disease of Arousal
48(2)
References
50(1)
PART II What Causes Stress, and What Is Your Stress Profile?
Stressful Emotions, Thoughts, and Beliefs
51(14)
Emotions
51(4)
Thoughts and Beliefs
55(7)
References
62(3)
Psychosocial Causes of Stress
65(22)
Adaptation
65(8)
Self-Assessment Exercise 1
66(7)
Frustration
73(4)
Self-Assessment Exercise 2
74(3)
Overload
77(5)
Self-Assessment Exercise 3
79(3)
Deprivational Stress: The Effects of Boredom and Loneliness
82(2)
Self-Assessment Exercise 4
83(1)
References
84(3)
Techniques to Manage Psychosocial Causes of Stress
87(14)
Techniques to Alleviate Adaptive Stress
87(3)
Techniques to Alleviate the Stress of Frustration
90(6)
Techniques to Alleviate the Stress of Overload
96(3)
Techniques to Alleviate Deprivational Stress
99(1)
References
100(1)
Bioecological Causes of Stress
101(12)
Time and Body Rhythms
101(1)
Eating and Drinking Habits
102(5)
Self-Assessment Exercise 5
103(4)
Drugs
107(6)
Noise Pollution
110(1)
Climate and Altitude
111(1)
Summary
112(1)
References
112(1)
Techniques to Manage Bioecological Causes of Stress
113(12)
Noise Managing
113(1)
Change in Elevation
113(1)
Jet Lag
114(1)
Change in Climate
114(1)
Eating Guidelines
115(2)
Managing Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs
117(5)
References
122(3)
Personality and Stress
125(20)
Self-Perception
125(5)
Self-Assessment Exercise 6
126(4)
Patterns of Behavior
130(4)
Self-Assessment Exercise 7
131(3)
The Anxious-Reactive Personality
134(5)
Self-Assessment Exercise 8
135(3)
Self-Assessment Exercise 9
138(1)
Stress and the Need for Control
139(1)
Summary
140(1)
References
141(4)
Techniques to Manage Personality Causes of Stress
145(18)
Techniques to Enhance Self-Concept
145(8)
Techniques for Type A Behavior
153(4)
Techniques to Alleviate Anxious Reactivity
157(2)
Techniques to Alleviate the Stress of Control Issues
159(2)
References
161(2)
Posttraumatic Stress
163(10)
Historical Background
163(1)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
164(1)
The Nature of Posttraumatic Stress
165(3)
Traumatic Events
168(1)
Coping with Posttraumatic Stress
169(2)
References
171(2)
Occupational Stress and Stressors
173(24)
Occupational Stress
174(1)
Occupational Stressors
175(16)
Self-Assessment Exercise 10
176(15)
Occupational Stress Management
191(1)
Summary
192(1)
Summation of Chapters 5-12
192(2)
Personal Stressor Profile Summary Sheet
193(1)
References
194(3)
PART III How to Prevent and Reduce Stress: Intervention and Management Techniques
Breathing and Relaxation
197(6)
Breathing Correctly
197(3)
Breathing Exercises
200(2)
References
202(1)
Muscle Relaxation
203(14)
Neuromuscular Exercises
204(10)
Conclusion
214(1)
References
214(3)
Autogenics and Visual Imagery
217(8)
Autogenic Relaxation Training: Relaxation Recall
217(6)
Visual Imagery
223(1)
References
224(1)
Yoga and Stretch-Relaxation
225(16)
Yoga
225(1)
Stretch-Relaxation Exercises
226(13)
References
239(2)
Meditation
241(10)
Types of Meditation
242(2)
Meditation and the Reduction of Stress Arousal
244(1)
How to Meditate
245(4)
The Need for Practice
249(1)
References
249(2)
Biofeedback
251(10)
Interaction with the Interior Self
253(1)
The Many Uses of Biofeedback
254(5)
References
259(2)
Stress Reduction Through Physical Activity
261(18)
Physical Activity as Treatment
262(2)
Physical Activity in the Prevention of Disease
264(1)
Exercise for Well-Being and Tranquility
264(4)
Self-Assessment Exercise 11
267(1)
Adopting an Exercise Program
268(5)
An Aerobics Program
273(2)
A Flexibility Program
275(1)
Muscular-Strength and Endurance Programs
275(1)
Summary
275(1)
References
275(4)
Your Personal Stress-Management Plan
279(18)
Developing the Plan
280(12)
A Sample Practice Plan
292(4)
Daily Feeling Diary
296(1)
References
296(1)
Index297

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