We face stress at every stage of life – from infancy to old age. Stressors change. The stress is different in men and women. Our success in life depends on how we deal with stress. We need to understand what stress is and learn how to cope effectively.
Richard Willis tackles these issues by placing them in context and giving stress management programmes. This practical book is full of charts, exercises, self-evaluation tests and useful techniques that will surely help.
Topics:
- The dynamics and costs of stress
- Sensing the danger
- Deep breathing
- Relaxation
- Fears and phobias
- Childhood and adolescent stress
- Symptoms and effects of depression
- Work and ageing stress
- Men/women and stress
Overcoming and surviving stress is down to understanding our condition and our ability to initiate techniques that will help us to control our reactions to the problems of life.
