Stress, Appraisal, and CopingThe reissue of a classic work, now with a foreword by Daniel Goleman! Here is a monumental work that continues in the tradition pioneered by co-author Richard Lazarus in his classic book Psychological Stress and the Coping Process. Dr. Lazarus and his collaborator, Dr. Susan Folkman, present here a detailed theory of psychological stress, building on the concepts of cognitive appraisal and coping which have become major themes of theory and investigation. As an integrative theoretical analysis, this volume pulls together two decades of research and thought on issues in behavioral medicine, emotion, stress management, treatment, and life span development. A selective review of the most pertinent literature is included in each chapter. The total reference listing for the book extends to 60 pages. This work is necessarily multidisciplinary, reflecting the many dimensions of stress-related problems and their situation within a complex social context. While the emphasis is on psychological aspects of stress, the book is oriented towards professionals in various disciplines, as well as advanced students and educated laypersons. The intended audience ranges from psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, and social workers to sociologists, anthropologists, medical researchers, and physiologists. |
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... psychology . Sociologists Marx , Weber , and Durkheim wrote extensively about " alienation . " Durkheim ( 1893 ) ... social disruption or disorganization analogous to Wolff's view of stress in an individ- ual as a disturbed state of ...
... psychology for many decades , was the reinforcement - learning theory of Hull ( 1943 ) and Spence ( 1956 ) . Anxiety was viewed as a classically condi- tioned response that led to unserviceable ( pathological ) habits of anxi- ety ...
... psychology . We might note in passing that interest in the immune response as a factor in all kinds of illness is by ... social factors affecting it , in coming years . More evidence of the growing commitment to the consideration ...
... psychology is a fourth factor facilitating interest in stress , coping , and adaptation . The psychology of ... social repercussions of an aging population resulted in the establishment of the National Institute on Aging and a ...
... psychology ( or social ecology ) itself has been facilitated by the rise of ethology as a naturalistic science . As they witnessed the impact of ethological studies , social scientists became aware of their lack of understanding of the ...
Contents
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4 Situation Factors Influencing Appraisal | 82 |
5 The Concept of Coping | 117 |
An Alternative to Traditional Formulations | 141 |
7 Appraisal Coping and Adaptational Outcomes | 181 |
8 The Individual and Society | 226 |
9 Cognitive Theories of Emotion | 261 |
10 Methodological Issues | 286 |
11 Treatment and Stress Management | 334 |
References | 376 |
Index | 437 |