Main description:

This updated edition covers a range of new topics, including stress and the immune system, post-traumatic stress and crisis intervention, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Crisis Management Briefings in response to mass disasters and terrorism, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), spirituality and religion as stress management tools, dietary factors and stress, and updated information on psychopharmacologic intervention in the human stress response. It is a comprehensive and accessible guide for students, practitioners, and researchers in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, social work, and public health.

Contents:

Part 1: The Nature of Human Stress. 1. The Concept of Behavior. 2. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Stress Response. 3. The Link from Stress Arousal to Disease. 4. Stress-Related Disease: A Review. 5. Psychoneuroimmunology. 6. The Measurement of the Human Stress Response.
Part II: The Treatment of the Human Stress Response. 7. Personologic Diathesis and Human Stress. 8. Control and the Human Stress Response. 9. Psychotherapy: A Cognitive Perspective. 10. A Neurophysiological Rationale for the Use of the Relaxation Response (Neurological Desensitization). 11. Mediation. 12. Voluntary Control of Respiration Patterns. 13. Neuromuscular Relaxation. 14. Hypnosis in the Management of Stress Reactions. 15. Biofeedback in the Treatment of the Stress Response. 16. Physical Exercise and the Human Stress Response. 17. Pharmacology Treatment for the Human Stress Response.
Part III: Special Topics in the Treatment of the Human Stress Response. 18. Religion/Spirituality and Stress. 19. Nutrition and Stress. 20. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. 21. Prevention and Management of Posttraumatic Stress Through Comprehensive Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). 22. Hans Selye and the Birth of the Stress Concept. 23. Summation and Conclusions. Appendixes: Special Considerations in Clinical Practice.
Appendix A: Self-Report Relaxation Training Form. Appendix B: Physically Passive Neuromuscular Relaxation. Appendix C: Stress-Inducing Sympathomimetic Chemicals. Appendix D: Vascular Headaches and Vasoactive Substances. Appendix E: The Etiology of Panic: Nonpsychological Factors. Appendix F: Biochemical Bases of Arousal. Appendix G: Professional Journals for Stress Research. Appendix H: How Do You Cope With Stress? A Self-Report Checklist Designed for Health Education Purposes. Appendix I: Crisis Management Briefing (CMB): Large Group Crisis Intervention. Appendix J: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD): Small Group Crisis Intervention. Appendix K: Herbal Stimulants. Appendix L: Herbs with Putative Anti-Anxiety Properties.
References. About the Authors. Index.