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Stress: A Brief History is a lively, accessible, and detailed examination of the origins of the field of stress research.

  • First concise, accessible, academically grounded book on the origins of the concept of stress.
  • Explores different theories and models of stress such as the psychosomatic approach, homeostasis, and general adaptation syndrome.
  • Discusses the work and intriguing contributions of key researchers in the field such as Walter Cannon, Hans Selye, Harold Wolff, and Richard Lazarus.
  • Explains the origins of key concepts in stress such as stressful life events, the coronary-prone personality, and appraisals and coping.
  • Culminates in a discussion of what makes a good theory and what obligations stress researchers have to those whose working lives they study.
ISBN-13

9781405107440

ISBN-10

1405107448

Weight

0.75 Pounds

Dimensions

7.87 x 0.59 x 9.84 In

List Price

$133.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

160 pages

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published On

2004-06-07


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