Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being 9th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1284126266
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- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 9th edition (August 4, 2017)
- Language: English
- 584 pages
- ISBN-10: 1284126269
- ISBN-13: 978-1284126266
Now in its ninth edition, Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being provides a comprehensive approach to stress management honoring the integration, balance, and harmony of mind, body, spirit, and emotions. The holistic approach taken by internationally acclaimed lecturer and author Brian Luke Seaward gently guides the reader to greater levels of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being by emphasizing the importance of mind-body-spirit unity. Referred to as the “authority on stress management” by students and professionals, this book gives students the tools needed to identify and manage stress while teaching them how to strive for health and balance.
Table of Contents:
PART 1
The Nature of Stress 1
1 The Nature of Stress 2
2 The Sociology of Stress 27
3 Physiology of Stress 44
4 Stress and Disease 61
PART 2
The Mind and Soul 97
5 Toward a Psychology of Stress 98
6 The Stress Emotions: Anger, Fear, and Joy 125
7 Stress-Prone and Stress-Resistant Personality
Traits 146
8 Stress and Human Spirituality 167
PART 3
Coping Strategies 209
9 Cognitive Restructuring: Reframing 214
10 Healthy Boundaries: Behavior Modification 229
11 Journal Writing 241
12 Expressive Art Therapy 255
13 Humor Therapy (Comic Relief ) 269
14 Creative Problem Solving 291
15 Communication Skills in the Information
Age 308
16 Resource Management: Managing Time
and Money 325
17 Additional Coping Techniques 342
PART 4
Relaxation Techniques 359
18 Diaphragmatic Breathing 362
19 Meditation and Mindfulness 370
20 Hatha Yoga 394
21 Mental Imagery and Visualization 410
22 Music Therapy 427
23 Massage Therapy 446
24 T’ai Chi Ch’uan 464
25 Progressive Muscular Relaxation 475
26 Autogenic Training and Clinical
Biofeedback 485
27 Physical Exercise, Nutrition, and Stress 503
28 Ecotherapy: The Healing Power of Nature 532
Dr. Brian Luke Seaward is a renowned and respected international expert in the fields of stress management, mind-body-spirit healing and health promotion. Over his career in academia he hasserved on the faculty of the University of Maryland, TheAmerican University, The University of Colorado and theUniversity of Northern Colorado-Greeley, and The Graduate Institute in Bethany, CT. Currently, he is the Executive Director of the Paramount Wellness Institute in Boulder, CO. The wisdom of Brian Luke Seaward, a TEDX speaker, can be found quoted in PBS specials, college graduation speeches, medical seminars, boardroom meetings, church sermons, and keynote addresses all over the world.Dr. Seaward is the author of over 14 bestselling books many translated in several languages. He is respected nationally for his achievements in wellness program development for several Fortune 500 companies and is considered a popular speaker at many national and international conferences.
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