Essentials Of Managing Stress
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1449698026 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 346 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Key features of this new edition include: • Over 80 personal exercises, questionnaires, and inventories designed to help the reader/student adapt life skills into his or her personal health behaviors, including ten all-new exercises • Fully updated content and references section • A comprehensive all-new chapter on communication with a special emphasis on high-tech communication • A brand-new section on the sociology of stress • A focus on holistic health practices, including yoga, meditation, and breath awareness • Skills and strategies for integrating stress management into a busy, high-pressure lifestyle • A reader-friendly approach that balances practical tips with theory and concepts. The quintessential stress management text for undergraduate students, Essentials of Managing Stress balances key concepts and academic theory with real-life applications and exercises, allowing students to integrate theory and practice in their own lives. Essentials of Managing Stress also covers environmental disconnect, compassion fatigue, and mindfulness. The only textbook of its kind to comprehensively address the relationship between mind, body, and s
J.T. Hays said Easy to read format.. This text is an easy read, succinct, and has a nice summary at the end of each chapter. The exercises reinforce the information offered in each chapter.. This is a Textbook? A Student in Debt This textbook is not very well written, it presents information without citation all over it as well as using some terminology that is not the common usage: for example, using the abbreviation CHD as Coronary Heart Disease instead of the much more common CAD for Coronary Artery Disease (CHD is more commonly used for Congenital Heart Defect or Canine Hip Dysplasia). Also, there is much opinion and slant to the text as well: the paragraph regarding GMO's uses the terms 'Frankenfoods" and "playing God" within the same short text! The exercises are not very well written or thought out, and contain redundant questions within the. pinkflamingo said Good book, great meditation CD included. This is one of the better textbooks I've had to read. It's very informative but not in a dry, "here's some information, let me make it as uninteresting as possible" sort of way. It comes with a CD of meditations that I have had to use for class, the meditations cover a variety of methods so you are able to find one that works.
For more information on workshops and products, visit the author at brianlukeseaward. About the Author Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned speaker on stress management, human spirituality, and mind/body/spirit healing.
For more information on workshops and products, visit the author at brianlukeseaward. . Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned speaker on stress management, human spirituality, and mind/body/spirit healing