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Comprehensive Stress Management

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ISBN: 9780072319705

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: P RE FAC E he first edition of rifts book evolved out of two needs~ The first per- I lained to my discussions with studentsï¼Œ colleaguesï¼Œ friendsï¼Œ and rela- tives whoï¼Œ as I listened more carefullyï¼Œ seemed to be crying out for help in dealing with the stress of llfe. Upon closer scrutinyï¼Œ I reafiT~d thai the only cries I was deaf to were my own. h tooï¼Œ needed help managing stress. The second need related to the nature of texts on this subject. 1 thought the:/were informative or interesting but seldom both. Furthermoreï¼Œ I didn t think stress management was presented as fi~e complex subject I envisinn it to be. I thought books on this subject explored parts of st ress management but omitted several key components. Both of tbese needs continue to exist and cry oat for thisï¼Œ the seventh edition of Comprehensive Stress Managelnen t. This bookï¼Œ tbenï¼Œ is written in a more personalï¼Œ informal manner than most and is organized to consider stress as a function of situations in life thatï¼Œ when perceived as distressingï¼Œ result in emotional and physiological arousalï¼Œ There is an abundance of scientific and statistical information in this bookï¼Œ but it hangs onto anecdoteï¼Œ humorï¼Œ and personal experience o breathe life into its con- tent. In additionï¼Œ numerous means of assessment are provided so that content takes on personal meaning for each reader. /TO THIS EDITION "nc ï¼Œ c "n. " eui ï¼Œ We all learn from our expene es and I am no ex eptto Cons q e ~ this seventh edition of Comprehensive Stress Management incorporates changes rec- 0mmended by readers of the first six editions while maintaining the elements ~dutd by those readers. Revisions include the fofimving: 1. The latest research on tile relationship between coronary heart diseaseï¼Œ stressï¼Œ and the production of plasma homocysteine has been included in Chapter 3. Researchers suspect that stressï¼Œ angerï¼Œ and hostility stimulate the production of homoc) steine wbichï¼Œ in turnï¼Œ leads to coronary heart disease. In additionï¼Œ other variables that studies have found associated with heart disease are discussedï¼Œ such as low socioeconomic statusï¼Œ bopel~ne~ï¼Œ and ~rdiac rhythm. 2ï¼Œ Current research in complementary and alternative medicine and the National Institutes of Health s office of Alternative Medicine s research agenda are presented in Chapter 3. Several of the alternative approaches to illness and disease include a stress related component. : gï¼Œ The presentation of posttraumatic stre~ disorder (PTSD} is expanded in Chapter 3 to reflect the most current thinking and findings. PTSD is more prevalent than most people realize and is deserving of this added attention_ 4. Vegetarianï¼Œ ethnicï¼Œ and cultural food pyramids are discussed in Chapter 5 in the topic of nutrition and stressï¼Œ In additionï¼Œ a bod ~ï¼Œ mass index table is included in Chapter 5 so the reader call calculate his or her own body mass index. 5. Social support is discussed ill more detail. The different types of support availableï¼Œ and the benefits of these different kinds of supporL

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