Stress: What it is and why you should know about it. -- Biology, emotion and stress -- The external environment. -- Environmental resources 1: Support and Human Relations -- Environmental resources 2: Power and Control -- Personality and stress -- Cognition and Stress -- Positive Psychology of Stress -- Integrating the concepts -- Prevention and Intervention -- Future directions.
Summary:
"The new edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on stress and health, moving beyond the former deficit model to a resource growth model. It examines all aspects of the topic, from how the external world and the impact of technology makes demands upon individuals, through biological and psychological processes, to outcomes in terms health and wellbeing"-- Provided by publisher.
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