How to deal with stress / / Stephen Palmer & Cary Cooper

• Autore: Palmer Stephen <1955->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Kogan Press Ltd., c2007; London, United Kingdom : , : Kogan Page, , 2007
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 164 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 616.9/8
• Soggetto topico: Stress management; Health
• Persona (resp. second.): CooperCary L.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Introduction -- How to get the most out of this book -- 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 type 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 -- THE PRACTICE SOLUTIONS FORM -- Activity 36 -- 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 -- An example of a stress policy -- Responsibilities -- References and bibliography -- Useful organizations.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: How to deal with stress
• ISBN: 1-280-86954-2; 9786610869541; 0-7494-5193-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996339137803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Creating success.