Stress management : a wellness approach

著者

• Tummers, Nanette E.

書誌事項

Stress management : a wellness approach

Nanette E. Tummers

Human Kinetics, c2013

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-186) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Stress is an unavoidable part of our everyday lives-and some of it can be good. But a lot of stress is unhealthy, and most of us don't know how to handle it. Ignoring or mishandling unhealthy stress has all sorts of negative consequences. That's why Stress Management: A Wellness Approach is such a valuable resource. This student-friendly guide identifies stressors in six dimensions of life-physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, and environmental-and presents tested tools that students can use in managing that stress in healthy ways. This text offers these features: * Questions that promote critical and reflective thinking in journal entries and discussions as students look to creatively solve problems * Experiential activities that encourage students to practice stress management techniques Author Nanette Tummers presents stress management from a holistic viewpoint. She considers not only the symptoms of stress but also the challenges students face in their physical, emotional, intellectual, social, financial, cultural, and spiritual circumstances. Stress Management draws heavily from leading research and best practices from experts in the field of positive psychology, such as Seligman (flourishing), Benson (relaxation response), and Kabat-Zinn (mindfulness). The material cultivates students' strengths rather than pointing out their weaknesses. The book includes sidebars describing resources (books and websites) that instructors and students alike can use in further exploration of issues in stress management. Stress Management helps college students manage stress in today's fast-paced, ever-changing climate: social, culture, politics, economics, technology, and media. It explores key issues of stress and stress management and offers evidence-based research and practical tools that students can use in coping with changes and stress in healthy and positive ways now and throughout their lives.

目次

Chapter 1. Introduction to Stress and Stress Management Wellness Versus Health Good Stress Versus Not-So-Good Stress Definitions of Stress Stress and Life Stage of Becoming an Adult Understanding the Stress Response: Fight or Flight What Happens During Stress Reactivity or the Stress Response The Pathophysiology of Stress Mind-Body Health: Psychoneuroimmunology Strengths-Based Approach Journaling Summary Chapter 2. Physical Wellness Acupuncture and Acupressure Autogenics Biofeedback Breathing Diet Tobacco Use Sexual Health Massage Therapy and Therapeutic Touch Physical Activity Relaxation Sleep Qigong and Tai Chi Yoga Summary Chapter 3. Emotional Wellness Happiness Laughter Art Healing Dealing With Difficult Emotions Defense Mechanisms Summary Chapter 4. Intellectual Wellness Mindfulness Meditation Changing Distorted Thinking, Reframing, and Disputation Affirmations Goal Setting and Problem Solving Time Management = Self Management Creative Imagination Summary Chapter 5. Social Wellness Intimate Partner Relationships Interpersonal Communication Conflict Resolution Differences Between Men and Women Animal-Assisted Activity Summary Chapter 6. Spiritual Wellness Stress Management and Spirituality Practices Altruism Forgiveness Gratitude Additional Spiritual Wellness Practices Summary Chapter 7. Environmental Wellness Technology Light Temperature Air Quality Color Ergonomics Noise Sound Natural Surroundings Summary

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB13372235
• ISBN:
  • 9781450431668
• LCCN: 2012044934
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Champaign, Ill.
• ページ数/冊数: x, 190 p.
• 大きさ: 29 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : RA785
  • DC23 : 155.9/042
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Stress management
  • LCSH : College students -- Psychology