The Praeger Handbook on Stress and Coping: [2 Volumes] (Hardcover)

Figures, Tables, Boxes, and Illustrations Abbreviations Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Stress Concept Introduction to The Stress Concept" Chapter 1: Stress: A Brief History The Twentieth Century: From the 1950s to Richard Lazarus Chapter 2: Stress and Emotion: A New Synthesis Stress and Emotion Chapter 3: Work Stress Macro-Level Work Stressors Chapter 4: The Wisdom of the Receptors: Neuropeptides, the Emotions, and Bodymind Chapter 5: Allostatic Load: When Protection Gives Way to Damage Part II: Stress and Illness Introduction to Stress and Illness Chapter 6: Dr. Dean Ornishs Program for Reversing Heart Disease Chapter 7: Racial Differences in Attitudes Regarding Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment Chapter 8: Stress : Myth, Theory and Research Stress : Health and Illness Chapter 9: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression Chapter 10: Why Zebras Dont Get Ulcers Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets Chapter 11: Psychological Factors and Immunity in HIV Infection Stress, Coping, Social Support, and Intervention Outcomes Part III: Posttraumatic Stress Introduction to Posttraumatic Stress Chapter 12: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Terrorism Chapter 13: Neuropsychological Processes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Chapter 14: Growing Up Under the Gun: Children and Adolescents Coping with Violent Neighborhoods Glossary Index Contributors Volume II :Figures and Tables Abbreviations Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part IV: The Coping Concept Introduction to The Coping Concept Chapter 16: What Does It Mean to Cope? Chapter 17: Cultivating Optimism in Childhood and Adolescence Chapter 18: The Story of Hardiness: Twenty Years of Theorizing, Research, and Practice Chapter 19: Racing Against Your Heart Chapter 20: Sex-related Differences in the Social SupportStress Relationship Part V: Examples of Coping Introduction to Examples of Coping Chapter 21: Its Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life Chapter 22: Experiences in Early Stage Alzheimers Disease: Understanding the Paradox of Acceptance and Denial Chapter 23: Coping with Test Situations: Resources, Strategies, and Adaptational Outcomes Chapter 24: The Black Scholar Interviews Maya Angelou Part VI: Stress Management Introduction to Stress Management Chapter 25: Massage Therapy Effects Chapter 26: What We Really Know about Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Chapter 27: Yoga for Stress Reduction and Injury Prevention at Work Chapter 28: Psychotherapy : A Cognitive Perspective Chapter 29: Stress and Diet Chapter 30: Exercise Treatment for Major Depression: Maintenance of Therapeutic Benefit Chapter 31: Attitudes and Beliefs about 12-Step Groups among Addiction Treatment Clients and Clinicians: Identifying Obstacles to Participation Glossary Index Contributors