ABSTRACT

Stress Cognition and Health examines the key issues in the psychology of stress and health, bringing together a wide range of material generally not found in a single text. It looks at how the external world makes demands upon individuals - potentially causes of stress - while at the same time providing them with resources to cope with stress. It covers topics such as work and employment, families, commuting, large-scale disasters and daily hassles and considers how these impact on biological processes through effects on the immune system.

chapter 2|22 pages

Biology, emotion and stress

chapter 3|32 pages

The external environment

chapter 4|16 pages

Environmental resources

chapter 5|14 pages

Personality and stress

chapter 6|30 pages

Cognition and stress

chapter 7|12 pages

An integrative model for stress research

chapter 8|10 pages

Future directions