Essentials of managing stress
The quintessential stress management text for undergraduate students, Essentials of Managing Stress balances key concepts and academic theory with real-life applications and exercises, allowing students to integrate theory and practice in their own lives. The only textbook of its kind to comprehensi...
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| Language: | English |
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Burlington, MA
Jones & Bartlett Learning
2014
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| Edition: | Third edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. The wellness mandala: holistic stress management
- The nature of stress
- The body: the battlefield for the mind's war games
- The emotions: from a motivation of fear to a motivation of love
- The mind: the psychology of stress
- The spirit: health of the human spirit
- pt. 2. Effective coping skills
- Reframing: creating a positive mind-set
- Comic relief: the healing power of humor
- Simple assertiveness and healthy boundaries
- Time and money: effective resource management
- Expressive art therapy
- Creative problem solving
- Communication skills (in the information age)
- Additional coping skills
- pt. 3. Effective relaxation techniques
- The art of calm: breathing through the 5 senses
- The art of breathing
- The art of meditation
- The power of mental imagery and visualization
- Soothing sounds: music to relax by
- Massage therapy and bodywork
- Hatha yoga
- Self-hypnosis and autogenics
- Nutrition: eating for a healthy immune system
- Physical exercise: flushing out the stress hormones
- Additional relaxation techniques
- Designing your own relaxation program
- Designing your own relaxation program.