| Description |
1 online resource (410 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Conceptual issues in research on stress and health / Norbert K. Semmer, Joseph E. McGrath, and Terry A. Beehr -- ch. 2. Stress and cancer : the critical research / Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton and Christoffer Johansen -- ch. 3. Stress and cancer : the practice / Lone Ross, Ellen Boesen, and Christoffer Johansen -- ch. 4. Stress and prevention of cardiovascular disease / To?res Theorell -- ch. 5. The role of stress in mental illness : the practice / R.O. Stanley and G.D. Burrows -- ch. 6. Stress, endocrine manifestations, and diseases / Constantine Tsigos, Ioannis Kyrou, and George P. Chrousos -- ch. 7. Stress, immunity, and disease / Cinnamon Stetler [and others] -- ch. 8. Stress and burnout : the critical research / Christina Maslach and Michale P. Leiter -- ch. 9. Organizational interventions to alleviate burnout and build engagement with work / Michael P. Leiter and Christina Maslach |
| Summary |
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. Edited by one of the world's authorities in stress management, occupational psychology, and occupational medicine, this second edition offers a completely revised and updated look at the different types of stress, including their characteristics, symptoms, duration, and treatment approaches. With contributions from the leaders in the field, the book presents cutting-edge research on the effects of stress |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Stress (Physiology)
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Stress (Psychology)
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Health.
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Life change events.
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Medicine, Psychosomatic.
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Stress, Psychological -- complications
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Psychosomatic Medicine
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Stress, Psychological
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Stress, Physiological
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Disease -- etiology
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Health
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Life Change Events
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Social Support
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health.
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MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
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Medicine, Psychosomatic
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Life change events
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Health
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Stress (Physiology)
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Stress (Psychology)
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Stress.
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Gezondheid.
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Psychosomatiek.
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Stressjukdomar.
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Stress -- hälsoaspekter.
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Stress -- medicinska aspekter.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cooper, Cary L
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| ISBN |
9780429247859 |
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0429247850 |
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1420039709 |
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9781420039702 |
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0849318203 |
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9780849318207 |
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