Stress management for busy people / Carol A. Turkington ; foreword by David Barlow.
ISBN:
9780070655355
Title:
Stress management for busy people / Carol A. Turkington ; foreword by David Barlow.
Author:
Turkington, Carol.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill, c1998.
Physical Description:
xviii, 183 p. : col. ill.
General Note:
Includes index.
Format:
Books
Publication Date:
1998
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill, c1998.
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Summary
Summary
Gives you stress management and stress reduction techniques. This book presents techniques like mediation, relaxation techniques, imagery, self-diagnostic tests, and other exercises and methods that can help you handle your hectic, stress-filled life while staying calm, cool, collected, and happy.
Author Notes
Carol Turkington is a medical writer whose previous books include The Poisons and Antidotes Sourcebook, Skin Deep, and The Brain Encyclopedia. She lives in Morgantown, PA.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Table of Contents
Foreword | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. xv |
1 How Stress Affects You | p. 1 |
Fast Forward | p. 2 |
Stress and Your Body | p. 4 |
Fighting or Fleeing | p. 4 |
Stress and Modern Man | p. 5 |
Keep a Log | p. 5 |
No Outlet for Stress | p. 6 |
Types of Stress | p. 7 |
Stress and Disease | p. 7 |
Stress and Your Heart | p. 8 |
Type A Personality | p. 8 |
Stress and Immunity | p. 9 |
Your First Line of Defense | p. 9 |
Stress and Digestion | p. 9 |
Stress and Your Frame | p. 10 |
Stress and Your Skin | p. 10 |
Preventing Stress-Related Skin Damage | p. 10 |
Stress and Your Behavior | p. 10 |
Thinking Positively | p. 11 |
What's Next? | p. 11 |
2 Identifying Your Stress | p. 13 |
Fast Forward | p. 14 |
Two Kinds of Stress | p. 15 |
The Evil Outside | p. 15 |
The Evil Within | p. 16 |
Where Is Your Stress Coming From? | p. 17 |
Money | p. 18 |
Illness | p. 18 |
Time Management | p. 18 |
Spouse/Partner | p. 19 |
Social Life | p. 19 |
Children | p. 19 |
Parents | p. 20 |
Family Problems | p. 20 |
Co-workers | p. 20 |
Commuting | p. 20 |
Work | p. 21 |
Household Problems | p. 21 |
Keep a Stress Diary | p. 22 |
If It's Tuesday, I Must Be Stressed | p. 22 |
Mental Symptoms | p. 22 |
Emotional Symptoms | p. 23 |
Physical Symptoms | p. 23 |
Behavioral Symptoms | p. 23 |
Are You at Risk for Burnout? | p. 24 |
Symptoms of Burnout | p. 24 |
Avoiding Burnout | p. 25 |
Too Late! I've Already Burned Out! | p. 25 |
Test Your Stress Level | p. 26 |
What's Next? | p. 28 |
3 Attacking Stress in General | p. 29 |
Fast Forward | p. 30 |
Managing Stress in General | p. 33 |
Recognize What You Can Change | p. 34 |
Become Aware of Your Emotional Reaction to Stress | p. 34 |
Reduce Your Emotional Response to Stress | p. 34 |
Moderate Your Physical Response to Stress | p. 34 |
Boost Your Physical Reserves | p. 34 |
Boost Your Emotional Reserves | p. 34 |
How to Tell if You're Overdoing It | p. 35 |
Dealing with Stress in General | p. 36 |
Do Others Stress You Out? | p. 36 |
Walking in Their Topsiders | p. 37 |
How's Your Primary Relationship? | p. 37 |
Your Kids and Stress | p. 38 |
It's Up to You | p. 38 |
Biofeedback | p. 38 |
The Technical Stuff | p. 39 |
How Biofeedback Works | p. 40 |
What's Next? | p. 40 |
4 Attacking Stressful Thoughts and Behavior | p. 41 |
Fast Forward | p. 42 |
Personality | p. 45 |
Stress-Building Personality Test | p. 46 |
Are You a Perfectionist? | p. 46 |
Are You a Control Freak? | p. 46 |
Are You a People Pleaser? | p. 46 |
Do You Feel Incompetent? | p. 46 |
Beliefs | p. 47 |
Beliefs and Other People | p. 47 |
Unrealistic Expectations and Stress | p. 48 |
Taking Control | p. 49 |
Self-Improvement Goals | p. 50 |
Reframing | p. 50 |
Keeping Things in Perspective | p. 51 |
Distorted, Negative Thinking | p. 52 |
Examples of Negative Thoughts | p. 52 |
Are You an All-or-Nothing Thinker? | p. 53 |
Overgeneralizing | p. 53 |
Personalizing | p. 53 |
Thought Awareness | p. 54 |
Rational Thinking | p. 54 |
Positive Thinking | p. 54 |
Positive Affirmations | p. 55 |
Anticipating Stress | p. 56 |
Don't Rely Too Much on Expectations of Others | p. 56 |
Controlling Uncertainty | p. 57 |
Handling Depression | p. 57 |
Support Systems | p. 59 |
What's Next? | p. 59 |
5 Stress on the Job | p. 61 |
Fast Forward | p. 62 |
Is Your Job Stress Killing You? | p. 67 |
Do a Stress Audit | p. 67 |
Make an Action Plan to Conquer Stress | p. 67 |
Manage Your Time Before It Manages You | p. 68 |
Delegate | p. 70 |
Sense of Control | p. 70 |
Balance Work and Leisure | p. 72 |
Eliminate Environmental Stress on the Job | p. 72 |
Air Quality | p. 72 |
Excess Noise | p. 73 |
Uncomfortable Office Furniture | p. 74 |
Lighting | p. 78 |
Sleepless in Seattle | p. 78 |
Commuting Stress | p. 80 |
Stress-Free Business Travel | p. 81 |
What's Next? | p. 82 |
6 Stress Management at Home | p. 83 |
Fast Forward | p. 84 |
Household Jobs | p. 87 |
Identifying Household Stress | p. 87 |
Conquering Household Stress | p. 88 |
Cut Down on Clutter | p. 88 |
Time-Out | p. 89 |
Arranging Time Apart | p. 89 |
Stress-Free Kids | p. 90 |
Kid-Friendly Tips | p. 90 |
Daily Routines | p. 91 |
Household Cleanup | p. 91 |
Carve Out a Niche | p. 92 |
Stress-Free Finances | p. 92 |
Shhhhh | p. 93 |
Simplify | p. 94 |
Eight Ways to Simplify Your Life | p. 94 |
What's Next? | p. 96 |
7 Relax Your Stress Away | p. 97 |
Fast Forward | p. 98 |
How Does Relaxation Reduce Stress? | p. 100 |
When to Use It | p. 101 |
Relaxation: The First Steps | p. 101 |
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) | p. 103 |
Countdown Relaxation | p. 104 |
Meditation | p. 104 |
Visualization | p. 105 |
How Can a Picture in Your Mind Have Power? | p. 106 |
Self-Hypnosis | p. 107 |
One-Minute Relaxation Technique | p. 108 |
Other Ways to Relax | p. 109 |
Listen to Music | p. 109 |
Soak Away Stress | p. 109 |
Pet Pleasures | p. 110 |
Have a Laugh | p. 110 |
Massage | p. 110 |
What's Next? | p. 111 |
8 Breathing and Stretching Away Stress | p. 113 |
Fast Forward | p. 114 |
Deep Breathing Is Healthy | p. 117 |
Anxiety Breathing | p. 118 |
Track Your Diaphragm | p. 119 |
Other Diaphragm Duties | p. 119 |
Deep Breathing | p. 120 |
How It Works | p. 120 |
Stress-Buster Breathing Techniques | p. 120 |
Complete Breathing | p. 122 |
Rhythmic Breathing | p. 122 |
When to Use Deep Breathing | p. 123 |
Invigorating Breath | p. 124 |
Blow-Out Breath | p. 125 |
Stretching Away Your Stress | p. 125 |
Muscles and Strain | p. 126 |
Identify Your Tension | p. 126 |
When and How to Stretch | p. 127 |
Stretching at Your Computer or Desk | p. 127 |
Neck Stretches | p. 127 |
For Shoulder Tension | p. 127 |
Spinal Stretches | p. 129 |
What's Next? | p. 130 |
9 Diet and Stress | p. 131 |
Fast Forward | p. 132 |
Cut Out Chemical Stress | p. 134 |
Cut Out Caffeine | p. 134 |
Alcohol in Moderation | p. 136 |
Nicotine | p. 136 |
This Diet's No Secret | p. 137 |
Starch and Sugar: Nature's Tranquilizers | p. 137 |
Hypoglycemics: Stress Attractors | p. 138 |
Mood Foods | p. 138 |
Calming Foods | p. 139 |
Energy-Boosting Foods | p. 139 |
Food for a Busy Afternoon | p. 139 |
Bedtime Wind-Down | p. 139 |
Vitamins | p. 139 |
B Vitamin-rich Healthy Diet | p. 140 |
Relax with Herbs | p. 140 |
Stress Management Diet | p. 142 |
What to Avoid | p. 142 |
Food to Focus On | p. 142 |
Stress-Free Dieting | p. 144 |
What's Next? | p. 144 |
10 Exercise | p. 145 |
Fast Forward | p. 146 |
Getting Fit in a Technological Society | p. 148 |
Why Fitness Works | p. 149 |
Exercise and Your Brain | p. 149 |
Finding the Time to Exercise | p. 150 |
What It Means to Be Physically Fit | p. 151 |
Sweatin' Away the Stress | p. 153 |
Aerobics Is Important | p. 154 |
Any Exercise Is Good | p. 154 |
Warm Up, Cool Down | p. 155 |
When Exercise Is Too Intense | p. 156 |
Top 10 Stress-Busting Exercises | p. 158 |
Easing the Fight-or-Flight Rush | p. 158 |
Baseball Glove or Jai Alai Mitt? You Decide! | p. 159 |
Take Your Vitamins | p. 159 |
Clear Your Mind | p. 160 |
You Don't Need Pain to Gain! | p. 160 |
What's Next? | p. 161 |
11 Wrapping Up | p. 163 |
Fast Forward | p. 164 |
Setting Your Goals | p. 166 |
The Rewards Are Worth It | p. 166 |
Long-Term Costs | p. 167 |
What Really Matters? | p. 167 |
Stress Management Goal-Setting Plan | p. 168 |
Practice, Practice, Practice | p. 169 |
Change Takes Time | p. 169 |
Constant Instant Practice | p. 169 |
Taking Control | p. 170 |
A Handy Stress-Related Web Sites | p. 171 |
B Stress and Coping Test | p. 173 |
C Organizations | p. 179 |
Index | p. 181 |
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