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Research now shows us that long-term activation of the stress cycle can have a hazardous, even lethal, effect on the body, increasing the risk of obesity, heart disease, depression, cancer, and other illnesses. This new edition of an award-winning book presents cutting-edge research on the effects of stress.

Edited by one of the world's authorities in stress management, occupational psychology, and occupational medicine, Handbook of Stress Medicine and Health, Second Edition offers a completely revised and updated look at the different types of stress, including their characteristics, symptoms, duration, and treatment approaches. The text proposes a generic theory on stress and health and explores the relationship of stress to a variety of health outcomes, including heart disease, cancer, mental health, burnout, and complications of the endocrine and immune systems. It addresses the link between stress and personality, and discusses the impact of social support on various health conditions. The final chapters deal with stress and its consequences, such as the emotional processing of traumatic events, dealing with stress in families and in chronic disease, and coping with stress in the workplace.

With contributions from the foremost leaders in the field, this authoritative book evaluates a wide range of psychosocial factors that contribute to many of today's major illnesses. It also proposes strategies for prevention and management, which will hopefully encourage future research into the reduction of stress.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Chapter 1 Conceptual Issues in Research on Stress and Health(p. 1)
• Chapter 2 Stress and Cancer: The Critical Research(p. 45)
• Chapter 3 Stress and Cancer: The Practice(p. 59)
• Chapter 4 Stress and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease(p. 71)
• Chapter 5 The Role of Stress in Mental Illness: The Practice(p. 87)
• Chapter 6 Stress, Endocrine Manifestations, and Diseases(p. 101)
• Chapter 7 Stress, Immunity, and Disease(p. 131)
• Chapter 8 Stress and Burnout: The Critical Research(p. 155)
• Chapter 9 Organizational Interventions to Alleviate Burnout and Build Engagement with Work(p. 173)
• Chapter 10 Hardy Personality, Stress, and Health(p. 193)
• Chapter 11 Stress, Culture, and Personality(p. 213)
• Chapter 12 Social Support and Heart Disease(p. 233)
• Chapter 13 Social Support, Life Events, and Depression in HIV Disease(p. 249)
• Chapter 14 Interpersonal Communication: The Key to Unlocking Social Support for Preventive Stress Management(p. 265)
• Chapter 15 Emotional Processing of Traumatic Events(p. 293)
• Chapter 16 Gender Differences in the Management of Work Stress: Preventing Distress and Savoring Eustress(p. 309)
• Chapter 17 Dealing with Stress: Families and Chronic Illness(p. 331)
• Chapter 18 Dealing with Workplace Stress(p. 349)
• Chapter 19 The Many Faces of Control at Work(p. 375)
• Index(p. 399)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Julian Barling: Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Terry A. Beehr: Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Ellen Boesen: Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nathan A. Bowling: Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant
John G. Bruhn: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
G. Burrows: Department of Psychiatry (Austin Health), University of Melbourne, Australia
Edith Chen: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
George P. Chrousos: First Department of Pediatrics, Ag. Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Greece and Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Cary L. Cooper: Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Suzanne Oksbjerg Dalton: Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kathryne E. Dupre: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland
Ashley Frize: Department of Clinical Health Psychology, Clarence Wing, St. Mary's Hospital, London, London, United Kingdom
John Green: Department of Clinical Health Psychology, Clarence Wing, St. Mary's Hospital, London, London, United Kingdom
Christoffer Johansen: Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
David Kissane: Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Michiel Kompier: Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Ioannis Kyrou: First Department of Pediatrics, Ag. Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Greece and Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Pittu Laungani: Manchester University, United Kingdom
Manon Mireille LeBlanc: Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Michael P. Leiter: Centre for Organizational Research and Development, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Lennart Levi: University of Stockholm, Sweden
Marilyn Macik-Frey: Goolsby Leadership Academy, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas
Christina Maslach: Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley, California
Joseph E. McGrath: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Gregory E. Miller: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Rama Murali: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Debra Nelson: Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
James Pennebaker: University of Texas at Austin
James Campbell Quick: Goolsby Leadership Academy, University of Texas at Arlington
Jonathan D. Quick: Management Sciences for Health, Boston, Massachusetts
Lone Ross: Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
Norbert K. Semmer: University of Berne, Switzerland
Bret L. Simmons: College of Business Administration, North Dakota State University, Fargo
Richard Slatcher: University of Texas at Austin
R.O. Stanley: Department of Psychiatry (Austin Health), University of Melbourne, Australia
Cinnamon Stetler: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Tores Theorell: National Institute for Psychosocial Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
Constantine Tsigos: Hellenic National Diabetes Center, Athens, Greece