Stress Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness (Mass Market Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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"...excellent...should be required reading for every human being." -- Today's OR Nurse

"...the most informative and practical book on stress to date." -- American Academy of Behavioral Medicine Newsletter

"...virtually all the essential ingredients that promote mental and physical well being." -- Arnold Lazarus, Ph.D., author of Behavior Therapy and Beyond

"...witty, relaxed yet disarmingly effective...makes reading it a great, relaxing pleasure." -- West Coast Review of Books

"State of the art in self-help management of stress." -- Kirkus Reviews

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“Witty, relaxed yet disarmingly effective.”
–West Coast Review of Books

“In language that is easy to understand, and in specific steps that are easy to follow, this book presents virtually all the essential ingredients that promote mental and physical well-being.”
–ARNOLD A. LAZARUS, PH.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Rutgers University

“Extremely readable, and the contents notably support the title.”
–RAY H. ROSENMAN, M.D., cardiologist, co-author of Type A Behavior and Your Heart --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (October 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345327349
• ISBN-13: 978-0345327345
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,193,595 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Comprehensive" is the word, April 3, 2002

By	William J. Fickling (Columbia, SC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a superb and, as the book's subtitle implies, a comprehensive compendium of stress management tools and information. I have been using this book since the mid-80's, both to benefit me personally as well as to use as a basis for inservices I have provided for the staff I have supervised in a stressful hospital environment. It is quite logical in its format, proceeding from the tertiary to the secondary to the primary levels of prevention, in that order. It first shows the reader how to cope with sources of stress when they occur, first by regulating our physiological, then our cognitive responses to stressful events; this is the tertiary level. It then shows us how to take some control over our environment in order to lessen the frequency of stressful events occuring; this is the secondary level. Finally, it presents some ideas for general well-being, which could be called the primary level of prevention. It as much as says that if our minds and bodies are in the right place, then nothing will faze us. Overall a superb book that I cannot recommend too highly.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, helpful, informative, August 26, 2005

By	music lover - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stress Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness (Paperback)

First of all, this book is very reader-friendly. It doesn't torture you with medical wicky wacky jargons. At the same time, the author doesn't treat you like a baby. He gives it to you straight and clear.

The book talks about different types of relaxation techniques to unnerve your mind and body, gives the descriptions of major stressors in lives and how to handle them, etc...

This book is great read and actually practicing the skills that the author describes make it even better.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and time tested information! , August 7, 2005

By	alwaysdanib "alwaysdanib" - See all my reviews

Well worth the money!
Stress reduction tips, assertiveness information, relaxation, guided imagery; this book is packed with excellent tips and information. Although written several years ago, I continue to use the information and to recommend this book again and again.