Stress Management and Prevention: Applications to Daily Life

by David D. Chen

Gain a critical understanding of the nature of stress from a positive psychology framework that allows you to look beyond a simple pathology of stress-related symptoms. This new edition of Stress Management and Prevention integrates Eastern and Western concepts of stress while emphasizing an experiential approach to learning through the use of exercises, activities, and self-reflection. This student-friendly text contains chapters on conflict resolution, mindfulness meditation, time management, prevention of health risks, and cognitive restructuring. Included throughout are an emphasis on mindfulness and the neuroscience behind it, more theories, and new techniques for stress reduction and time management. An updated companion website includes even more video-based activities so students can see techniques in practice.

Genres: Psychology

440 pages, Paperback

First published March 12, 2007

Reviews

[Sandeep Gautam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book written for college students who might be taking a stress management course for a semester and uses examples and addresses the needs of that target audience; however it is very well written book, and almost anyone interested to manage and prevent stress can benefit from this book.

Although its a textbook, its easy to understand and apply to daily life with many reflections built in that encourage you to see how these concepts can be applied. The last section explicitly references positive psychology based approaches to remain resilient and to achieve peak performances despite stress.

Like all textbooks, it sometimes lacks the latest or most authentic science and research but overall does a good job of explaining the science and practice of stress management and prevention.