Controlling stress and tension

Girdano, Daniel A. (Author). Dusek, Dorothy. (Added Author). Everly, George S., 1950- (Added Author).

Summary: Stress, Stressors, and Stress Management -- Systems That Control Stress Arousal -- The Body's Response to Stress -- The Human Spirit -- Stressful Emotions, Thoughts, and Beliefs -- Patterns of Behavior -- Demands and Expectations -- Stress and the Human-Environment Interaction -- Stress in Relationships -- The Stress of Terrorism and Trauma -- Stress in the Workplace -- Breathing and Relaxation -- Muscle Relaxation -- Autogenics and Visual Imagery -- Yoga and Stretch-Relaxation -- Meditation -- Stress Reduction through Physical Activity -- Your Personal Stress-Management Plan.

Record details

ISBN: 9780321537027 (paper)
ISBN: 0321537025 (paper)
Physical Description: print
xxii, 425 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: San Francisco ; Montreal : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Stress, stressors, and stress management -- 2. Systems that control stress arousal -- 3. The body's response to stress -- 4. The human spirit -- 5. Stressful emotions, thoughts, and beliefs -- 6. Patterns of behavior -- 7. Demands and expectations -- 8. Stress and the human envionment interaction -- 9. Stress in relationship -- 10. Stress of terrorism and trauma -- 11. Stress in the workplace -- 12. Breathing and relaxation -- 13. Muscle relaxation -- 14. Autogenics and visual imagery -- 15. Yoga and stretch-relaxation -- 16. Meditation -- 17. Stress reduction through physical activity -- 18. Your personal stress management plan.