1. History and Present Status of the Stress Concept

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments XI
4. Preface to the Third Edition XV
5. Preface to the Second Edition XVII
6. Preface to the First Edition XIX
7. Introduction: Stress and Coping – Some Current Issues and Controversies 1
8. I. Stress and Some of Its Effects
9. Introduction 17
10. 1. History and Present Status of the Stress Concept 21
11. 2. Specificity and Stress Research 36
12. 3. Anatomy of an Illness (As Perceived by the Patient) 48
13. 4. Health Psychology: The Science and the Field 62
14. II. Stress and the Environment
15. Introduction 81
16. 5. The Living World 87
17. 6. Toxins, Technology, and Natural Disasters 97
18. 7. Stress, Coping, and the Meaning of Work 140
19. 8. Uplifts, Hassles, and Adaptational Outcomes in Early Adolescents 158
20. III. The Concept of Coping
21. Introduction 183
22. 9. The Concept of Coping 189
23. 10. Coping and Emotion 207
24. 11. Measurement of Coping 228
25. 12. The Development of Hardiness 245
26. 13. Gender Differences in the Social Moderators of Stress 258
27. 14. The Type A Behavior Pattern and Coronary Artery Disease: Quest for the Active Ingredients and the Elusive Mechanism 275
28. IV. Coping with the Stress of Living and Dying
29. Introduction 301
30. 15. The Response to Overwhelming Stress in Children: Some Introductory Comments 307
31. 16. Life Strains and Psychological Distress Among Adults 319
32. 17. Some Modes of Adaptation: Defense 337
33. 18. Uncertainty and the Lives of Persons with AIDS 352
34. 19. Two Decades of Research on Dying: What Do We Know About the Patient? 370
35. 20. The Myths of Coping with Loss 388
36. V. Stress Management
37. Introduction 407
38. 21. Stress Management: A New Approach to Treatment 411
39. 22. Intervention Strategies 432
40. 23. Out of the Habit Trap 475
41. 24. Healthy People – Healthy Business: A Critical Review of Stress Management Programs in the Workplace 483
42. References 499
43. Index 573