| Psychological Stress, Resilience and Wellbeing Contributor(s): Palmer, Stephen (Editor), Gyllensten, Kristina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 147391907X ISBN-13: 9781473919075 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1567.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Self-management - Stress Management - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 155.904 |
| Series: Sage Library in Mental Health |
| Physical Information: 3.8" H x 10.5" W x 13.9" (9.55 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This six-volume collection - comprised of two three-volume collections, Psychological Stress and Psychological Resilience and Wellbeing - brings together the key papers which have furthered understanding of the closely-related and important topics of stress, resilience and wellbeing. The six volumes taken together give an overview and insight into areas such as definitions of stress, resilience and wellbeing, relevant scales and instruments, stress-management/treatment/health promotion, outcome studies and professional issues. The editors have carefully selected papers from a range of diverse sources including psychology, counselling, coaching, nursing and public health journals, and provide an illuminating overview of the field through the newly-written introductory chapters at the beginning of each volume, which also provide the rationale behind the selection of material. Set One: Psychological Stress Volume One: The History and Development of Theories: Stress Volume Two: The Measurement of Stress Volume Three: The Management of Stress Set Two: Psychological Resilience and Wellbeing Volume One: The History and Development of Theories: Resilience and Wellbeing Volume Two: The Measurement of Resilience and Wellbeing Volume Three: The Enhancement of Resilience and Wellbeing |
Contributor Bio(s): Palmer, Stephen: - Professor Stephen Palmer PhD is an award winning psychologist and psychotherapist. He is Founder Director of the Centre for Stress Management, London. He is the UK's first Visiting Professor of Work Based Learning and Stress Management at Middlesex University. He has authored/edited over 50 books including The Beginner's Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2015). He is Co-editor of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice. Currently he is Honorary President of the International Stress Management Association; President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology; Founder Co-Chair of the London Branch of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies; a Founder Director and Vice President of the Society of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and a Director and Deputy Chair of the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. His interests include jazz, art and coastal walking. |