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Summary
Summary
Key Benefit:Controlling Stress and Tensiontakes a multifaceted, holistic approach to stress management. The first part of the book discusses the stress problem and our potential for achieving solutions to it. The next chapters examine potential stress-producing elements in everyday life. The remainder of the book offers techniques for alleviating stress and tension. Personal journal activities and self-assessments placed throughout the book encourage readers to apply the concepts they have learned to themselves. Key Topics:Stress, Stressors and Stress Management, Systems That Control Stress Arousal, The Body's Response to Stress, The Human Spirit, Stressful Emotions, Thoughts, and Beliefs, Patterns of Behavior, Demands and Expectations, Stress and the Human Environment Interaction, Stress in Relationships, The Stress of Terrorism and Trauma, Stress in the Workplace, Breathing and Relaxation, Muscle Relaxation, Autogenics and Visual Imagery, Yoga and Stretch-Relaxation, Meditation, Stress Reduction through Physical Activity, Your Personal Stress Management Plan Market:Intended for those interested in learning the basics of stress management.
Author Notes
Dorothy Dusek, PhD, has been professor at San Francisco State, Worcester State College, the University of Maryland, University of Utah, University of Wyoming, and Metropolitan State College in Denver. She has written over 30 books on the topics of nutrition, fitness, stress management, weight management, smoking cessation, health counseling, behavior change, communication, psychosomatic medicine, and others. She has a private counseling practice in Winter Park Colorado.
Daniel Girdano, PhD, has held the position of professor at the Universities of Maryland, Utah, Wyoming, Texas A & M, Boston University, and The Pennsylvania State University. He is currently professor and faculty mentor for Walden University. As director of the psychophysiology research laboratory at the University of Maryland he used research in biofeedback, counseling, and relaxation training to pioneer the comprehensive study of stress management. He has authored or co-authored 40 health and fitness textbooks and over 50 articles.
George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, ABPP is Professor of Psychology, Loyola College in Maryland, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and a member of the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Table of Contents
| Stress, Stressors and Stress Managemen? |
| Systems That Control Stress Arousa? |
| The Body s Response to Stres? |
| The Human Spiri? |
| Stressful Emotions, Thoughts, and Belief? |
| Patterns of Behavio? |
| Demands and Expectation? |
| Stress and the Human Environment Interactio? |
| Stress in Relationship? |
| The Stress of Terrorism and Traum? |
| Stress in the Workplac? |
| Breathing and Relaxatio? |
| Muscle Relaxatio? |
| Autogenics and Visual Imager? |
| Yoga and Stretch-Relaxatio? |
| Meditation Stress Reduction through Physical Activit? |
| Your Personal Stress Management Plan |
| 3.4 The World Wide Web |
| 3.5 Ethical Perspectives on Pornography |
| 3.6 Censorship |
| 3.7 Freedom of Expression |
| 3.8 Children and the Web |
| 3.9 Breaking Trust on the Internet |
| 3.10 Internet Addiction |
| Chapter 4 Intellectual Property |
| 4.1 Introduction |
| 4.2 Intellectual Property Rights |
| 4.3 Protecting Intellectual Property |
| 4.4 Fair Use |
| 4.5 New Restrictions on Use |
| 4.6 Peer-to-Peer Networks |
| 4.7 Protections for Software |
| 4.8 Open-Source Software |
| 4.9 Legitimacy of Intellectual Property Protection for Software |
| 4.10 Creative Commons |
| Chapter 5 Privacy |
| 5.1 Introduction |
| 5.2 Perspectives on Privacy |
| 5.3 Disclosing Information |
| 5.4 Public Information |
| 5.5 U.S. Legislation |
| 5.6 Public Records |
| 5.7 Covert Government Surveillance |
| 5.8 U.S. Legislation Authorizing Wiretapping |
| 5.9 Data Mining |
| 5.10 Identity Theft |
| 5.11 Encryption |
| Chapter 6 Computer and Network Security |
| 6.1 Introduction |
| 6.2 Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses |
| 6.3 Phreaks and Hackers |
| 6.4 Denial-of-Service Attacks |
| 6.5 Online Voting |
| Chapter 7 Computer Reliability |
| 7.1 Introduction |
| 7.2 Data-Entry or Data-Retrieval Errors |
| 7.3 Software and Billing Errors |
| 7.4 Notable Software System Failures |
| 7.5 Therac-25 |
| 7.6 Computer Simulations |
| 7.7 Software Engineering |
| 7.8 Software Warranties |
| Chapter 8 Professional Ethics |
| 8.1 Introduction |
| 8.2 Is Software Engineering a Profession? |
| 8.3 Software Engineering Code of Ethics |
| 8.4 Analysis of the Code |
| 8.5 Case Studies |
| 8.6 Whistleblowing |
| Chapter 9 Work and Wealth |
| 9.1 Introduction |
| 9.2 Automation and Unemployment |
| 9.3 Workplace Changes |
| 9.4 Globalization |
| 9.5 The Digital Divide |
| 9.6 The Winner-Take-All Society |
| 9.7 Access to Public Colleges |
| Appendix A Plagiarism |
| System Physiology The Digestive System Exercise |
| 38 Anatomy of the Digestive System Exercise 39A |
| Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion: Wet Lab The Urinary System Exercise |
| 40 Anatomy of the Urinary System Exercise 41A |
| Urinalysis The Reproductive System, Development, and Heredity |
| Exercise |
| 42 Anatomy of the Reproductive System Exercise |
| 43 Physiology of Reproduction: Gametogenesis and the Female Cycles Exercise |
| 44 Survey of Embryonic Development Exercise |
| 45 Principles of Heredity Surface Anatomy Exercise |
| 46 Surface Anatomy Roundup PhysioEx v |
| 8.0 Computer Simulations Exercise 5B |
| Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability: Computer Simulation Exercise 6B |
| Histology Atlas and Review Supplement Exercise 16B |
| Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Computer Simulation Exercise 18B |
| Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses: Computer Simulation Exercise 28B |
| Endocrine System Physiology: Computer Simulation Exercise 29B |
| Blood Analysis: Computer Simulation Exercise 33B |
| Cardiovascular Dynamics: Computer Simulation Exercise 34B |
| Frog Cardiovascular Physiology: Computer Simulation Exercise 35B |
| Serological Testing (Available only on the website) Exercise 37B |
| Respiratory System Mechanics: Computer Simulation Exercise 39B |
