Science of Stress Management (eBook)

A Guide to Best Practices for Better Well-Being

Amitava Dasgupta (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
344 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-0121-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Stress is killing us; everyday people seek out more and more methods for managing the various manifestations of stress. But what really works? What does science show us about the root causes and processes of stress? Here, Dasgupta shows us where stress comes from and how it works, and what works best to combat it.

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Stress is an inevitable part of everyday life. Sometimes we manage it well. Other times, not so much. But understanding the role of stress in our overall health and wellness is essential to taking it head-on. It's not just that stress can take over our thoughts; it can take over our bodies. From the flight or fight response to inflammation, from feeling anxious to feeling sick, it can deteriorate our bodies and our minds from the inside out. While many books promise tips on managing stress, this book takes it one step further to consider the science behind stress and how it affects our minds and bodies, offering evidence-based approaches to managing stress for optimum results. Amitava Dasgupta guides readers to a greater understanding of the mechanisms at work when stress is present and provides guidance for dealing with those physical and mental responses. While grounded in the science of stress, this work also helps readers employ those strategies that will best manage stress for better overall health.

Autor

Amitava Dasgupta, PhD, is a tenured full professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston. He has published 221 scientific papers, wrote many invited review articles and abstracts, edited, co-edited, co-authored and authored a total of 21 books, including Science of Drinking: How Alcohol Affects Your Body and Mind (R&L, 2011). He is on the Editorial Board of five major medical journals including American Journal of Clinical Pathology and Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He is the recipient of 2009 Irvine Sunshine Award from the International Association for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology. He also received Outstanding Contribution to Education Award from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry in 2010.

Inhalt

Do Women have Better Coping Skill in Response to Stress?Chapter 3. Pets are Natural Stress BustersChapter 4. Social Support, Volunteering, Laughter, or Taking Vacation for Stress ManagementChapter 5. Exercise, Yoga and Meditation for Stress ManagementChapter 6. Aromatherapy, Massage, Reiki and Music for Stress ManagementChapter 7. Making Love to Your Spouse/Romantic Partner-a Great Stress BusterChapter 8. Balanced Diet for Prevention of Chronic Diseases and Stress ManagementChapter 9. Drinking in Moderation for Stress ReliefChapter 10. Stress Relief and Other Health Benefits of Chocolate

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.4.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 197 Illustrations including: - 36 Tables; - 161 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Angst / Depression / Zwang
• Schlagworte: cause of stress • health and stress • manifestations of stress • Mental health and stress • Mindfulness • mindfulness and stress • processes of stress • science of stress • Stress • stress and diet • stress and exercise • stress and family • stress and medicine • stress and sleep • stress and work • stress management • stress root causes • stress treatment • symptoms of stress • understanding stress
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-0121-1 / 1538101211
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-0121-6 / 9781538101216