Coping with stress : commonsense strategies / Paul R. Robbins.
"The book begins with a discussion of the nature of stress. The study then turns to the ways psychologists conceptualize, measure and study coping mechanisms, and to specific techniques, concentrating on those that have proven to be most effective. For individuals considering professional help,...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company,
[2007]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Some basics about stress
- A psychological analysis of coping behaviors : what do we mean by coping and how do we measure and study it?
- Things to avoid
- Better ways of reducing stress
- Improving your relationship skills
- Defenses, deliberate and unconscious
- When should you consider professional help?-- Using prescription drugs to cope with stress
- Psychotherapy
- Some alternative approaches to controlling stress
- The goal : improving self-effacy
- Putting it all together.