Career success/personal stress / Christine A Leatz

By:

Leatz, Christine A

Contributor(s):

Stolar, Mark W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Mc-Graw Hills Inc., 1993.Description: xi, 356 pages : illustration ; 23 cmISBN:

0070369771
9780070369771

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HF 5548.85 .L43 1992

Contents:

pt. 1. Check Yourself Out. 1. A Do-It-Yourself Stress Assessment. 2. How Stress Works -- pt. 2. Stress at Work. 3. A Look at the New Stress-Intensive Environment. 4. A Compendium of Workplace Stressors. 5. Burn Out and Other Special Situations -- pt. 3. Stress at Home. 6. If You're Single. 7. Couples. 8. If You're a Parent. 9. A Special Note for Special Situations -- pt. 4. Coping with the Effects of Stress. 10. The Big Three -- Diet, Exercise, Sleep. 11. A Compendium of Coping Techniques -- pt. 5. Stress-Related Problems and Disorders. 12. How Stress-Related Illnesses Can Worsen. 13. A Compendium of Common Stress-Related Illnesses. 14. Special Topics in Stress-Related Illness -- pt. 6. Adopting a Stress-Sensitive Lifestyle. 15. Anger, Communication, Gentle Assertiveness, and Conflict Resolution. 16. Preparing for Changes: Values, Goals, Decision Making, and Taking Risks. 17. Making and Living with Changes.

Summary: Too much work, and too little time to get it done. A boss who wants results, not excuses. Responsibility for the performance of others. Long hours and tight deadlines. Competing pressures at home, and perhaps a family that doesn't always understand. For most people today, stress in the workplace is the rule, not the exception. It is virtually wired-in to the vast majority of business organizations; and, indeed, many

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Shelf Books	ALGHAZALI LIBRARY	Books	HF5548.85.L43 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1/1	Available		003697

Includes bibliography references and index

pt. 1. Check Yourself Out. 1. A Do-It-Yourself Stress Assessment. 2. How Stress Works --
pt. 2. Stress at Work. 3. A Look at the New Stress-Intensive Environment. 4. A Compendium of Workplace Stressors. 5. Burn Out and Other Special Situations --
pt. 3. Stress at Home. 6. If You're Single. 7. Couples. 8. If You're a Parent. 9. A Special Note for Special Situations --
pt. 4. Coping with the Effects of Stress. 10. The Big Three --
Diet, Exercise, Sleep. 11. A Compendium of Coping Techniques --
pt. 5. Stress-Related Problems and Disorders. 12. How Stress-Related Illnesses Can Worsen. 13. A Compendium of Common Stress-Related Illnesses. 14. Special Topics in Stress-Related Illness --
pt. 6. Adopting a Stress-Sensitive Lifestyle. 15. Anger, Communication, Gentle Assertiveness, and Conflict Resolution. 16. Preparing for Changes: Values, Goals, Decision Making, and Taking Risks. 17. Making and Living with Changes.

Too much work, and too little time to get it done. A boss who wants results, not excuses. Responsibility for the performance of others. Long hours and tight deadlines. Competing pressures at home, and perhaps a family that doesn't always understand. For most people today, stress in the workplace is the rule, not the exception. It is virtually wired-in to the vast majority of business organizations; and, indeed, many