The fourth edition of Essentials of Managing Stress teaches readers practical skills and techniques on how to best handle daily stressors and empowers them with the tools needed to live a balanced life. The Fourth Edition is a highly accessible and student-friendly text that is designed to promote personal growth along with content retention. Students are guided through a series of more than 80 exercises and questionnaires that encourage them to adopt effective stress management practices into their personal health behaviors. A new chapter on Ecotherapy rounds out the text and provides insight into the healing powers of nature.
The guide then walks through stress relief techniques, including nutrition and physical exercise recommendations, and closes with ten tips for staying grounded.
Identify stress prone behaviours and make effective changes that promote optimal wellbeing.
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Expressive writing is revealed to help people grieving a romantic breakup (Lepore and Greenberg, 2002). □ Emotional expression helps to cope with stressful life events (Ullrich and Lutgendorf, 2002; Baikie and Wilhelm, 2005).
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The holistic approach taken by internationally acclaimed lecturer and author Brian Luke Seaward gently guides the reader to greater levels of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being by emphasizing the importance of mind-body ...
Whether it's love, work, family, or something else that has you in the red zone, this updated edition of Stress Management For Dummies will help you identify the stress triggers in your life and cut them down to size — all without losing ...
This journal allows students to identify common causes of stress in their lives and develop skills to manage them.
This guide includes breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation practices, and visualization and loving-kindness meditations you and your child can do together to handle the ups and downs of everyday life.
This book takes a comprehensive approach to stress management and how modifying your lifestyle and taking practical steps can significantly reduce the level of stress you are experiencing.