Comprehensive Stress Management

Part 1 Scientific Foundations 1 What is Stress? 2 Stress Psychophysiology 3 Stress and Illness/Disease Part 2 General Applications: Life Situation and Perception Interventions 4 Intervention 5 Life-Situation Interventions: Intrapersonal 6 Life-Situation Interventions: Interpersonal 7 Perception Interventions 8 Spirituality and Stress Part 3 General Applications: Relaxation Techniques 9 Meditation 10 Autogenic Training and Imagery 11 Progressive Relaxation 12 Other Relaxation Techniques Part 4 General Applications: Physiological Arousal and Behavior Change Interventions 13 Physiological Arousal Interventions: Exercise 14 Strategies for Decreasing Stressful Behaviors 15 Diversity and Stress Part 5 Specific Applications 16 Occupational Stress 17 Stress and the College Student 18 Family Stress 19 Stress and the Elderly Appendix A Stress Information Resources Appendix B Stress Management Audio and Video Tapes