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Stress A-Z: A Sourcebook for Facing Everyday Challenges
Stress AZ A Sourcebook for Facing Everyday Challenges Author:Ada P. Kahn Stress is a fact of life. With the increased complexities of modern life and the potential health risks that accompany them, a guide to identifying its causes, symptoms, and treatments is more important now than ever before. Stress A to Z focuses on practical ways to recognize the stress in our lives and offers positive advice on how to cope wit... more »h it. The accessible A-to-Z format offers easy-to-read entries on the causes of stress, the physical and mental problems it can create, and the options available for self-help or professional treatment. Topics covered include: alternative therapies, such as biofeedback and homeopathy; anger, one of the most common sources of stress; drug therapy used to combat mental illness and stress; depression, the most common mental illness; and the workplace, a common source of stress due to increased workloads, difficulties with colleagues, and lay-offs.« less