{"product_id":"stress-management-3","title":"Stress Management","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cstrong\u003eStress Management\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The author is correct in saying that the stress management field is a ′soft′ one, lacking a strong theoretical foundation, and therefore lacking good studies of efficacy and long term outcome. Certainly any publication that would improve on this situation is to be welcomed. . . . Strengths are the systematic approach to the topic. The attempt to ground scientifically the issue of stress management will appeal greatly to the more discerning student of clinical psychology and applied health psychology. It will provide a sufficiently academic approach to the topic that it will find acceptance in courses on the topic.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e-William R. Lovallo, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center \u0026amp; Director, Behavioral Sciences Laboratory, VA Medical Centers, Oklahoma City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost of the literature on stress management describes and evaluates individual stress responses but lacks a critical view of the scientific foundation of stress. In order to truly comprehend stress management, there needs to be clear understanding on the phenomenon that is \"to be managed.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStress Management: From Basic Science to Better Practice \u003c\/strong\u003eexamines documented pathways between stress and health and develops the scientific foundations for sound interventions. The book begins with a broad review of the term ′\u003cem\u003estress′\u003c\/em\u003e and its importance for health. The text then provides a critical examination of the elements of the stress process, extracts supporting research for a rationale of stress management and describes various stress management techniques and their effectiveness. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eStress Management\u003c\/strong\u003e, author and renowned stress researcher Wolfgang Linden reviews the literature on intervention outcomes, noting weaknesses that include an overemphasis on individual rather than societal responsibility for stress and coping and disregard of the emerging field of positive psychology. The author concludes the text with a proposed distinction between psychotherapy and stress management, and he proposes the need for three distinguishable subtypes of stress management programs-a systematic-preventative approach; a broad-based stress vaccination and prevention type of protocol; and a reactive, problem-solving type of stress reduction intervention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Features\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBegins with a firm groundwork in defining stress and examining conceptual models of stress to set the stage for rational, science-based thinking on how to manage it   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduces a unique three-step process model for stress management   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsiders physiological and sociocultural influences on stress and health   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOffers an objective analysis of existing literature and includes extensive personal, clinical experiences of the author to make the science of stress come alive for the reader   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes coverage of positive psychology and how the creation of social support and positive emotional states can ease experiences with stress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStress Management\u003c\/strong\u003e is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, such as Stress Management, Stress \u0026amp; Coping, Stress \u0026amp; Health, and Stress \u0026amp; Wellness, in the fields of Psychology and Health. 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