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Managing Stress : From Theory to Application /

It is commonly acknowledged that stress and coping has an impact upon the productivity, health and well-being of individuals. As such, many domains of psychology are seeking to better understand the stress and coping dynamic to inform the construction of interventions intended to facilitate coping....

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Devonport, Tracey J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, ©2011.
Colección:Psychology research progress series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • MANAGING STRESS: FROM THEORY TO APPLICATION; MANAGING STRESS: FROM THEORY TO APPLICATION; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; REFERENCES; Chapter 1: A BRIEF REVIEW OF COMMONLY USED THEORIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLYING THEORY IN PRACTICE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLYING THEORY IN PRACTICE; STIMULUS-BASED MODELS; TRANSACTIONAL-BASED MODELS; CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES THEORY; PROACTIVE COPING THEORIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: THE UTILITY OF STRESS AND COPING THEORY WHEN WORKING WITH ATHLETES; ABSTRACT
  • OVERVIEW OF SPORT COPING CHAPTERS TWO TO FOURINTRODUCTION; MEET THE AUTHOR; STRESSORS ENCOUNTERED AMONGST ATHLETES; COPING AMONGST ATHLETES; SAMPLE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERVENTIONS INTENDED TO HELP ATHLETES COPE; APPLICATION OF THEORY IN PRACTICE; RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: THE UTILITY OF STRESS AND COPING THEORY WHEN WORKING WITH SPORTS OFFICIALS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MEET THE AUTHOR; STRESSORS IDENTIFIED AMONGST OFFICIATING POPULATIONS; COPING AMONGST OFFICIATING POPULATIONS; COPING EFFECTIVENESS
  • SAMPLE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERVENTIONS INTENDED TO HELP OFFICIALS COPEAPPLICATION OF THEORY IN PRACTICE; CONCLUSION; REVIEW OF CHAPTER; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: COPING WITH STRESS AS A SPORTS COACH: PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE; ABSTRACT; MEET THE AUTHOR; INTRODUCTION; STRESSORS AMONGST THE COACHING POPULATION; COPING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY COACHES TO CONTROL THEIR OWN STRESSORS; APPLICATION OF THEORY IN PRACTICE; CONCLUSION; REVIEW OF CHAPTER; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: STRESS AND WORK PSYCHOLOGY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MEET THE AUTHOR; WORK STRESS; CATEGORISING WORK STRESSORS
  • COMMUTINGUNEMPLOYMENT; PERSONALITY AND STRESS AT WORK; MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ANALYSIS; STRESS AND SOCIAL IDENTITY; STRESS AND COPING; THE POSITIVE SIDE OF STRESS AND COPING; WORK PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTIONS; PERSON FOCUSED APPROACHES; LOOKING BEYOND THE WORKPLACE; CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS; REVIEW OF CHAPTER; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: STRESS AND POLICING: A RETROSPECTIVE REFLECTION AND CONTEMPORARY UPDATING; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MEET THE AUTHOR; THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS; JOB DEMAND CONTROL MODEL (KARASEK AND THEORELL, 1990; JDC); EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE (SIEGRIST, 1996; ERI)
  • DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM THEORY (HEADEY AND WEARING, 1989 DET); OCCUPATIONAL CULTURAL APPROACHES; SETTING THE SCENE; SOURCES OF ROUTINE STRESS; FROM THEN TO NOW: CHANGES IN THE POLICE AND POLICING; CONTEMPORARY STRESS EXPERIENCES; CONCLUSION; REVIEW OF CHAPTER; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: STRESS, COPING, RESILIENCE AND HEALTH; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MEET THE AUTHOR; DEFINING STRESS; STRESSORS AND THEIR MEASUREMENT; STRESS AND COGNITION; PERCEIVED CONTROL; OPTIMISM/PESSIMISM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; BEHAVIOURAL OUTCOMES: COPING AND LIFESTYLES; POSITIVE APPROACH; RESILIENCE; SALUTOGENESIS; INTERVENTIONS