Stress, Cognition and Health: Real World Examples and Practical Applications

ISBN-13: 9780367564186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 168 str.

Tony Cassidy

Opis

The new edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on stress and health, moving beyond the former deficit model to a resource growth model, and examines all aspects of the topic, from how the external world and the impact of technology makes demands upon individuals.

Spis treści

1. Stress:  What it is and why you should know about it. 2. Biology, emotion and stress. 3. The external environment. 4. Environmental resources 1: Support and Human Relations. 5. Environmental resources 2: Power and Control. 6. Personality and stress. 7. Cognition and Stress. 8. Positive Psychology of Stress. 9. Integrating the concepts. 10. Prevention and Intervention. 11. Future directions. 12. References.

O autorze

Tony Cassidy is Emeritus Professor of Child and Family Health Psychology at Ulster University in Northern Ireland. He has been an active academic for more than thirty-five years.