Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure

DK Series

by D.K. Publishing

Covering sources of stress in every area of life: work, exams, relationships, social pressure, money, and more, this practical guide combines infographics and self-analysis questionnaires to make information easy to access and apply.

This dynamic infographic program, founded on cutting-edge psychological research, enables you to deconstruct and deal with stress head-on. Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure helps you identify external and internal sources of stress in your life and reframe unhelpful patterns of thought into powerful psychological solutions that you can apply every day. Underpinned by psychological theory, with relevant findings from psychologists, doctors, and teachers, this book will help you smash the shadow of stress in any area of your life and emerge happier, healthier, and more productive.

Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Nonfiction, Science, Business, Mental Health, Personal Development

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2017

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Monica Haak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Erg informatief, maar soms voor mensen met extreme stress/angst (like me) niet de beste informatie of manier van informatie brengen. Erg aantrekkelijke layout en schrijfstijl. Wel erg veel onderzoeken om het wetenschappelijk te onderbouwen. Is wel leuk, maar interesseert me iets minder.

[Pía López Copetti · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a great book, especially if - like me - you happen to suffer from chronic anxiety and high levels of stress.
Needless to say, I’m started to implement some of the strategies mentioned here, although I would have loved to see a section on stress induced by our parents.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fabulous book!

DK has outdone themselves again! This book has chapters on Stress in Perspective, A Constant Companion, Stress in the Moment, De-Stressing Your Life, Resilience and Resolution (Finding Support & Building Strength), and then includes sub-topics on a variety of things. There are a lot of color illustrations, statistics, tips, charts, timelines, and more!

[Elyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a comprehensive overview of stress management, but I don't recommend reading it on a Kindle since it was hard to see the charts and graphics.

[Randi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found it to be over simplified and views stress as an almost black-and-white "simply do this or this" problem.

[Jun · Rating 3 out of 5]

basic and blue

[MK · Rating 3 out of 5]

We all have stress, but what’s the difference between people who are well being and those who are depressed. It is their problem-solving skills.

People who are always focused and live positively, even when a problem occurs, think about the cause, come up with a hypothesis to solve it, and try to solve the problem.

Even If they fail, use feedback to clarify the reason, and then try again with a different approach. And since they can enjoy the process of achieving success, they don't feel as much stress.

On the other hand, people who lack problem-solving skills tend to blame others when problems occur, or make occult statements such as curses and karma.

If they change their statements and actions, the outcome should change, but they don't realize it. Therefore, people who lack problem-solving skills are constantly stressed, worry about everything, and are more likely to become depressed.

[Aleksandar Todorovski · Rating 5 out of 5]

D.K. does a thorough job of exploring stress as a part of our everyday lives and the way we react to it as a part of our psychology and physiology. The book incorporates the latest research and formulates on how we can tackle stress and cope with the challenges of modern living in accordance with our personalities and the circumstances we faced or are currently facing.

The book is a great reference guide meant to be revisited whenever you need an anchor or just to sharpen your strategy saw in relation to stress.

[Ren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice graphics and a pleasant organization.

Everyone can take something else away from this book. The things I want to take into 2026 include:

-a weekly rather than daily gratitude practice
-making more time for leisure, even when it seems like I have more pressing tasks to complete
-making time to be in nature, even if I have to travel for cleaner air

I have lots of other goals that this book touched on, but these are the ones I've added to the list because of this book 💜

[Anastasiia Ksenofontova · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you’re already working with a therapist or you were already researching everything related to stress, then this book won’t give you any new insights.

It’s pretty simple, which might be good for teenagers or people new to mental health. But for readers with some experience and basic knowledge this wouldn’t be much of value

[Akhilla Kakivai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Covers all kinds of stressors and coping mechanisms. Has the format like a informatics pictionary im not used to reading formats like that. So found it difficult to focus on and changing my eyes swing from this end to that diagonal . Instead of traditional formats of paragraphs after paragraphs

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best ever self help books. Clear, easy to read, lots of tips. Excellent book.

[Marwa Abou Seeda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super scientific method of presenting how stress can affect us, how to deal with and what triggers we can face during life events..

[Frangipani · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book sets out a lot of good content in a flashy training presentation format. More like a magazine. Took a while to read it section by section but the content is wonderful.

[Xiwen Yeoh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read for us to better understand stresses, long term or short term, and how to cope with them to live a good life. Highly recommend this book!

[Nasim Bin Jasim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brief history on stress and how to distress it to leave a happy life.
Practical fact on real life uses
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[Afnan Noor]

كتاب جميل وعملي جدا

[Nour Al sharif · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read, i can go back to it every once in a while, love the colors.

[Nermin Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's spot on!!