Stress Management for Wellness

Appropriate for any course that includes stress management, this text provides comprehensive, scientifically-based coverage of the nature, sources and consequences of human stress, together with practical methods of managing stress. Features: * The theme of wellness helps students understand that managing stress helps in reaching full potential, students are encouraged to contribute to others' well-being through social commitment. * Current scientific evidence reflects the rapidly developing nature of the field, with both personal and social origins of stress explored, giving students an up-to-date understanding of stress management. * The stress management tools presented are practical and comprehensive, with different tools for different circumstances. Human interest vignettes personalize and humanize the text. * Students are encouraged to develop personal action plans for managing stress as they learn the material. The text concludes with a challenge to the student to incorporate a four-part philosophy for blending personal wellness and social commitment in the process of managing stress. New to this edition: * A new chapter on wellness emphasizes positive uses and effects of stress management tools. * New chapters on distress-prone and distress-preventing social influences aid the student in linking personal stress experiences with broader social contexts and forces. * A new section on the meaning of life and spirituality helps students relate stress experience and stress management issues to meaning, purposes and values. * A new chapter on time management includes practical tools within a framework of prioritizing, scheduling, and implementing.