Sven Svebek, Michael J. Apter

Stress And Health

A Reversal Theory Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In order to gain a clearer understanding of stress and its physical and psychological consequences, reversal theory takes into account the fact that many people need stress in their lives in order to operate. This text organizes stress and health research that has been undertaken within the reversal theory framework. The first two chapters outline and provide a focus about reversal theory, thus acting as a bridge to the rest of the text. For those new to reversal theory, tables and figures are included Which Summarize Some Of The Characteristics Of The Metamotivational states identified in the theory, and show how they can be applied systematically. The following section deals with the effects of stress, including: stressful events; academic stress; and back pain and work stress. It then tackles the subjects of the physiology and psychology of smoking and attempts to quit this sort of addiction, and the risk-taking behaviours of parachuting and unsafe sexual practice. Finally the book Examines Health-Promoting Behaviours And The Factors Which Facilitate Or inhibit them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9781560324744
• ISBN-10: 1560324740
• Artikelnr.: 22242529

Autorenporträt

Svebek, Sven; Apter, Michael J.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 About Reversal Theory
Kurt P. Frey; Chapter 2 Reversal Theory
Stress
and Health
Michael J. Apter; Part II The Effects of Stress; Chapter 3 Paratelic Dominance and the Appraisal of Stressful Events
Kathryn D. Lafreniere; Chapter 4 Tension- and Effort-Stress as Predictors of Academic Performance
Sven Svebak; Chapter 5 Back Pain and Work Stress
Sven Svebak
Reidar Mykletun
Edvin Bru; Chapter 6 The Psychobiology of Telic Dominance and Stress
Rod A. Martin
Sven Svebak; Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Reactivity and Mode-Dominance Misfit
John Spicer
Antonia C. Lyons; Part III Psychology and Physiology of Smoking; Chapter 8 Relapse Crises During Smoking Cessation
Kathleen A. O'Connell
Mary M. Gerkovich
Mary R. Cook; Chapter 9 Differential EEG Effects of Smoking in the Telic and Paratelic States
Mary R. Cook
Mary M. Gerkovich
Kathleen A. O'Connell; Part IV Risk-Taking Behavior; Chapter 10 Gratuitous Risk: A Study of Parachuting
Michael J. Apter
Robert Batler; Chapter 11 Understanding Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Mary M. Gerkovich; partV Health-Promoting Behavior; Chapter 12 Motives for Donating Blood
Michael J. Apter
Naomi Spirn; Chapter 13 Resisting Urges and Adopting New Behaviors
Kathleen A. O'Connell
Evelyn Brooks; Chapter 14 Humor as a Form of Coping
Sven Svebak
Rod A. Martin; Chapter 15 Stress
Exercise
and Sport
John H. Kerr; Chapter 16 Stress in the Workplace: Causes and Treatments
David Fontana
Lucilia Valente;