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How to Deal with Stress

Autor Stephen Palmer, Cary Cooper
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 mar 2013
Straightforward, easy to read and practical, How to Deal with Stress, 3rd edition will put you back in charge of your life. Written by two internationally-recognized experts in the field of stress management, Cooper and Palmer provide a thorough understanding of the psychological causes of stress and the resulting physical effects, enabling you to build your own personal plan, improve well-being and enhance your performance at work. Full of insight and examples from real people, a brand new chapter provides a practical worksheet to help you develop your problem solving skills and reduce stress day-to-day. Crammed full of techniques on how to deal with stressed employees and colleagues, How to Deal with Stress will help you achieve the ultimate long term goal.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780749467067
ISBN-10: 0749467061
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:3. Auflage.
Editura: Kogan Page

Cuprins

Acknowledgements
Introduction
01 What is stress?
Simple definition
Pressure and stress
Costs of stress
How do you cope with stress?
Are you in control?
Health locus of control
The biology of stress
Summary
02 A working model of stress, coping and resilience
A model of stress, coping and resilience
Helpful versus unhelpful troublesome negative emotions
Important: choice of interventions
Summary
03 Changing your thinking
Changing your thinking: it isn't a modern concept!
As simple as ABC!
Thinking errors
Helpful challenging questions
'Pros and cons'
Stress thought record
Dealing with your own anger
Overcoming the self-esteem trap
Accepting others but not their behaviour
Inference chaining
Summary
04 Changing your imagery
Coping imagery
Self-motivation imagery
Staying-focused (or goal) imagery
Time-projection imagery
Relaxation imagery
Anti-craving imagery
Summary
05 Changing your behaviour
What are you, A or B?
Social support
Assertiveness training
Assertiveness rights
Assertiveness skills
The three-step model of assertion
Time management
Top tips for the time manager
Developing goals
Summary
06 Improving your physical health to help you conquer stress
Alcohol
Caffeine
Exercise
Nutrition
Weight control
Smoking
Relaxation
Summary
07 From problems to solutions
The PRACTICE model
Case study
The PRACTICE solutions Form
Summary
08 Dealing with work-related stress
Definition of stress
The financial and health impact of work-related stress
How do you cope with stress at work?
The unfit manager
The fit manager
Work-related stress risk assessment and interventions
Before you start a work-stress risk assessment
A comprehensive approach
What can you do?
Summary
09 Stress self-audit
10 Developing your own action plan
'Stress carriers'
Home-work interface
Action plan
Sample stress management action plan
Start now
Summary
Appendix
References and bibliography
Useful organizations

Recenzii

Praise for the previous edition:

"[A] solid and very important guide that shouldn't be missed." --The Midwest Book Review

"In-depth insight into the causes of stress and how to deal with them successfully." --Management Today


Notă biografică

Stephen Palmer, PhD, is one of the UK's most influential experts on stress management. He is Founder-Director at the Centre for Stress Management and Honorary Professor of Psychology at City University, London. He has written or edited over 30 books on stress management, psychotherapy and coaching.
Cary Cooper, PhD, CBE, is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University, President of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and past President of the British Academy of Management.