Coping With Stress in a Changing World

Designed as a primary textbook for stress management courses taught within departments of psychology, health education, nursing and business, the book begins with a historical overview of the field of stress and examines stress in the context of the dimensions of wellness. The second part of the book introduces a framework for coping called The Four Rs: rethink, reduce, relax, and release. The last part of the book examines stress throughout the life cycle.