What's all this about Stress?

Book Information

Full Description:

We are living in an age of unprecedented change. Modern life makes enormous demands on individuals, increasing the likelihood of excessive stress and its related problems. This book analyses the cause and symptoms of stress, its effects on the mind and body and outlines a range of strategies for stress management. These practical techniques will be of interest to anybody who wishes to gain control of their life, improve its quality, and to enhance performance in the workplace.
The contents include: Recognising and defining stress; demystifying coping with stress; stress and pressure; change and stress in the real world; case studies of ordinary and professional people; stress and life expectancy; change and stress in the modern business world.

Table of Contents:

All in the mind
The straw that breaks the camel's back
Working to live, or living to work?
There's a cave man in all of us!
The best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a
time
Be your own pilot
Chained to the last seat on the bus - directing
your brain
Busy doing nothing
Sharpening your axe
All work and no play
Food and mood
Movers and shakers
Not waving but drowning
Can't sleep, won't sleep
Handling stress effectively prolongs active life

Author Information:

Brenda Davison is an expert in the field of stress-management with over 20 years experience, having worked extensively with professionals, business people and with private individuals. What’s All This About Stress? is her attempt to bring that experience to a wider audience and to share with them stories from the lives of ordinary people who have taken positive action to prevent or handle stress.

Reviews

"This highly readable book is aimed at demystifying some of the commonly held beliefs about stress.easy to read and practical. It appears to reflect the author's experience of working with the general population who are leading hectic lives and very much focuses on the working environment. Michaela Richards, Regional Support Officer, COT. (Formerly CMHT Manager, Bournewood Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust.)..." - British Journal of Occupational Therapy December 1999.