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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Chapter One: Stress: An Introduction 9
  • Stress Hormones 12
  • Chapter Two: A Brief History of Stress 15
  • Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome Theories 17
  • Chapter Three: Types of Stress and Stress Management 19
  • Chronic Stress 20
  • Episodic Acute Stress 22
  • Acute Stress 22
  • Chapter Four: Common Modern Day Stressors 25
  • Chapter Five: Symptoms and Effects of Stress 33
  • The Positive and Negative Effects of Stress 34
  • Fight, Flight or Freeze Response 37
  • Symptoms of Stress 42
  • Chapter Six: Dealing and Managing Stress 45
  • How to Deal and Manage Stress 47
  • Chapter Seven: Stress Prevention and Management of Stress – Related Illnesses 51
  • Managing Other Health Conditions by Managing Stress 60
  • What You Can Do 61
  • Chapter Eight: Child Stress 69
  • What Happens When a Child Becomes Stressed? 70
  • Did You Know? 71
  • Common Causes of Child Stress 72
  • Symptoms of Child Stress 74
  • What You Can Do 74
  • Chapter Nine: Society and Stress 77
  • Stress and Gender – The Stats 80
  • Chapter Ten: Continued Research for Stress 87
  • Photo Credits 99
  • References 101

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