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Stress: A Brief History

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Stress: A Brief History is a lively, accessible, and detailed examination of the origins of the field of stress research.

  • First concise, accessible, academically grounded book on the origins of the concept of stress.
  • Explores different theories and models of stress such as the psychosomatic approach, homeostasis, and general adaptation syndrome.
  • Discusses the work and intriguing contributions of key researchers in the field such as Walter Cannon, Hans Selye, Harold Wolff, and Richard Lazarus.
  • Explains the origins of key concepts in stress such as stressful life events, the coronary-prone personality, and appraisals and coping.
  • Culminates in a discussion of what makes a good theory and what obligations stress researchers have to those whose working lives they study.

Author: Cooper, Cary, Author: Dewe, Philip J

Topic: Self-Help
Media: Book
ISBN: 1405107456
Language: English
Pages: 144

Additional information

Weight 0.47 lbs
Dimensions 8.6 × 5.48 × 0.49 in

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