TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Chapter One: Stress: An Introduction 9
- Stress Hormones 12
- Chapter Two: A Brief History of Stress 15
- Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome Theories 17
- Chapter Three: Types of Stress and Stress Management 19
- Chronic Stress 20
- Episodic Acute Stress 22
- Acute Stress 22
- Chapter Four: Common Modern Day Stressors 25
- Chapter Five: Symptoms and Effects of Stress 33
- The Positive and Negative Effects of Stress 34
- Fight, Flight or Freeze Response 37
- Symptoms of Stress 42
- Chapter Six: Dealing and Managing Stress 45
- How to Deal and Manage Stress 47
- Chapter Seven: Stress Prevention and Management of Stress – Related Illnesses 51
- Managing Other Health Conditions by Managing Stress 60
- What You Can Do 61
- Chapter Eight: Child Stress 69
- What Happens When a Child Becomes Stressed? 70
- Did You Know? 71
- Common Causes of Child Stress 72
- Symptoms of Child Stress 74
- What You Can Do 74
- Chapter Nine: Society and Stress 77
- Stress and Gender – The Stats 80
- Chapter Ten: Continued Research for Stress 87
- Photo Credits 99
- References 101
