Coping with stress : effective people and processes / edited by C.R. Snyder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Snyder, C. R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adjustment (Psychology).

Stress (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a companion volume to Coping: The Psychology of What Works, which is also edited by Snyder. This second book includes chapters by some of the most well known clinical and health psychologists and covers some of the newest and most provocative topics currently under study in the area of coping. The contributors address the key questions in this literature: Why do some of us learn from hardship and life's stressors? And why do others fail and succumb to depression, anxiety, and even suicide? What are the adaptive patterns and behaviors of those who do well in spite of the obstacles that

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; 1. Dr. Seuss, the Coping Machine, and "Oh the Places You'll Go"; 2. Getting Things Done On Time: Conquering Procrastination; 3. Coping and Coherence: A Narrative Perspective on Resilience; 4. The Humor Solution; 5. Forgiving; 6. Coping with the Inevitability of Death: Terror Management and Mismanagement; 7. Managing Hostile Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions: The LifeSkills Approach; 8. Comparing Favorably: A Cognitive Approach to Coping Through Comparison with Other Persons; 9. Self-Focused Attention and Coping: Attending to the Right Things; 10. Dealing with Secrets

11. A Look at the Coping Strategies and Styles of Asian Americans: Similar and Different?12. Aging and Coping: The Activity Solution; 13. Methods of Coping from the Religions of the World: The Bar Mitzvah, Karma, and Spiritual Healing; 14. Copers Coping with Stress: Two Against One; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-028481-1

0-19-026168-4

1-280-47251-0

0-19-802995-0

0-19-530221-4

OCLC:

475957061