It's no secret that there is a near-epidemic of stress and stress-related diseases in the United States. Here with the cure is The Stress Management Sourcebook. Filled with useful stress-assessment tests and practical, holistic stress-reduction techniques, this second edition will enable readers to "tame the dragon" of stress in their daily lives.

It may seem that there's nothing you can do about stress. The bills won't stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day, and your career and family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have more control than you might think. In fact, the simple realization that you're in control of your life is the foundation of stress management. Managing stress is all about taking charge: of your thoughts, emotions, schedule, and the way you deal with problems. Stress management refers to the wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's levels of stress, especially chronic stress, usually for the purpose of improving everyday functioning. In this context, the term 'stress' refers only to a stress with significant negative consequences, or distress in the terminology advocated by Hans Selye, rather than what he calls eustress, a stress whose consequences are helpful or otherwise positive. Stress produces numerous physical and mental symptoms which vary according to each individual's situational factors. These can include physical health decline as well as depression. The process of stress management is named as one of the keys to a happy and successful life in modern society. Although life provides numerous demands that can prove difficult to handle, stress management provides a number of ways to manage anxiety and maintain overall well-being. Despite stress often being thought of as a subjective experience, levels of stress are readily measurable, using various physiological tests, similar to those used in polygraphs. Many practical stress management techniques are available, some for use by health professionals and others, for self-help, which may help an individual reduce their levels of stress, provide positive feelings of control over one's life and promote general well-being.

Practical Stress Management: A Comprehensive Workbook, Seventh Edition, is a focused, personal, worksheet-based text that combines theory and principles with hands-on exercises to help readers manage the negative impact of stress in life. As a practical tool for recognizing and preventing stress, the action-oriented approach enables the student to make personal change through self-reflection and behavior change techniques. This approach allows the book to be used as a text in a course or as a self-study/reference book. In this edition, the authors cover financial stress and expand their section on sleep. The book is accompanied by online MP3 files of guided relaxation techniques and downloadable worksheets. In addition, worksheets and thoughts for reflection boxes help users determine their own level of stress and apply effective stress management techniques. Completely revised, including updated stress management techniques and references, along with further readings in each chapter Updated websites accompany each chapter Includes ten new worksheets, along with an updating of remaining worksheets Contains 'thoughts for reflection' boxes that highlight meditation techniques throughout the world

A holistic approach to stress management tht combines nutrition, exercise and meditation.

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Stress-management pioneer Alix Needham shares a proven program for managing, controlling, and overcoming the negative effects of stress on self-image and relationships, and improving resistance to stress-related illnesses. A book, a meditation CD, and sticky Stressdots to help you pay attention to your stress level--everything you need to rein in your stress and harness it into a positive force. The book teaches how to identify stress and its causes, concisely explains what happens physiologically during periods of stress, and shares techniques to turn stress into a positive force in your life, with: * questionnaires to help understand stress * breathing exercises * instructions for keeping and using a stress diary * suggestions about diet and lifestyle * help setting realistic life goals The Stress Management Kit includes two essential tools to help readers successfully implement the techniques they read: an audio CD in which author Alix Needham leads readers in guided relaxation meditations and Stressdots, small adhesive discs that, when stuck to the wrist, change color to reflect stress level. Stressdots are invaluable in helping monitor causes of stress. The Stress Management Kit comes with two Stressdots and information on how to get more. The Stress Management Kit offers readers a proven, dynamic, multi-pronged approach to effective stress management.