The Stress Management Sourcebook

It's no secret that there is a near-epidemic of stress and stress-related diseases in the United States. Here with the cure is The Stress Management Sourcebook. Filled with useful stress-assessment tests and practical, holistic stress-reduction techniques, this second edition will enable readers to "tame the dragon" of stress in their daily lives.

J. Barton Cunningham, Ph.D., is a consultant, professor, and the author of Quality of Working Life.

Foreword

vii

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xvi

Part I Stress: The Dragon That Threatens Our Lives

1

(70)

Stress: A Dragon in Disguise

3

(12)

Myths Associated with Stress

15

(12)

How Stress Kills

27

(28)

Principle-Centered Stress Management

55

(16)

Part II Your Stress-Promoting World Coping with the Dragon

71

(158)

Recognize the Dragon Within You

73

(36)

Control Your Organization: Don't Let It Control You

109

(16)

Establish Winning Relationships

125

(28)

Enrich Your Job

153

(34)

Challenge Life's Trials and Tribulations

187

(14)

Reduce Stress-Promoting Foods

201

(28)

Part III Fighting Back Through Conquering Strategies Taming the Dragon

229

(40)

Exercise to Reduce Anxiety

231

(12)

Use the Power Within You

243

(26)

Part IV Enriching Your Life Through Change Making the Dragon Work for You

269

(36)

Your Personal Plan for Taming the Dragon

271

(20)

Begin a Process of Self-Renewal

291

(14)

References and notes

305

(14)

Index

319

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The Stress Management Sourcebook

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