1st Edition
Stress And Health A Reversal Theory Perspective
236 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
236 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
236 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
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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... Read more
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;
Biography
Svebek, Sven; Apter, Michael J.
