Stress, Coping and Management/edited by T.D. Vimala, B. Prasad Babu and Digumarti Bhaskara Rao. New Delhi, Sonali, 2007, 298 p., tables, ISBN 81-8411-086-3.

    Contents: Preface. 1. Impact of stress on physiological and psychological system and its management/T. Santhanam. 2. Effect of stress on mind and stress management techniques/C.R. Chandrasekar. 3. Stress management through Yoga/M. Venkata Reddy. 4. Stress among adolescent students/B. Prasad Babu and S. Nageswara Rao. 5. Daily stress of college going girls/T.D. Vimala. 6. An analytical probe into the level and extent of the stress creators in teaching profession/U. Nageswara Rao. 7. Cognizance of why and how of educational stress and way out/G. Aruna Mohan. 8. Stress among +2 students: case studies/D. Saroja. 9. Education: bitter or better/S. Saumya. 10. Anxiety among housewives and working women/M.V.R. Raju and N.D.S. Nagaseema. 11. Stress: the price we pay for modern life/V. Rama Devi. 12. Work pressure and stress/V.V. Seshamohan and B.V.H. Kameswara Sastry. 13. Ancient solution for occupational stress/L. Sasi Bala. 14. A study of psychological problems of the mothers of children with disability/S. Sugandhi. 15. Stress among working women/P. Jyothsna K., P.L.L. Annapurna and B. Sunitha Devi. 16. Working women and stress/S. Anitha Devi. 17. Work-related stress and its management among working women/K. Lalitha. 18. Stress and women's health/Sirisha. 19. Stress and well-being among working teachers/Sheela Rosalyn and K.V. Ramana. 20. Stress, coping and management/G. Yashoda. 21. Self treatment to overcome stress/D.N. Bharathi. 22. Stress coping tips of teenagers/M.V.R. Raju and V. Ramachandram. 23. Yoga and its impact on stress management/K. Kondaiah and A.V. Nagaraja Gupta. 24. Smart ways to manage stress/J.J.L.R. Bharathi Devi. 25. Stress in information technology: some remedies/J.J.L.R. Bharathi Devi and S. Sagar Imambi. 26. Occupational stress and its management/T.V. Sarma. 27. Students problems and stress/Marietta D'mello. 28. Understanding the stress and its impact: finding through empirical studies/G.N. Bhramhanandam, M.S. Narayana and D. Nirmala. 29. Woman life and stress/T. Suseelamma. 30. Stress in different professions/R. Suseelamma. 31. Stress, coping management/M. Kusuma Kumari. 32. Stress implications and coping strategies/M. Usha Rani Mallavarapu. 33. Yoga: an ultimate solution for stress relief/M. Syamal. 34. Stress and Yoga: with special reference to transcendental meditation/A. Satyanarayana. 35. Stress management and Yoga/Sk. Khamuruddin. 36. Adolescence and stress/B. Santha Kumari, T.J.M.S. Raju and D. Ramesh. Index.

    "Stress has become part and parcel of human life. It is an emotional, intellectual or physical response to an internal or external change, demand or pressure. The causes for it are many and multidimensional that includes environmental, physiological, social or personal thoughts, hassles, pressures, frustrations, conflicts, failures, sorrows, selfishness, greed, carving, hurt feelings, comparisons, competitions, victimization and/or fear.

    Stress must be relieved to safeguard the personality of the human individuals through prayer, meditation, exercise, games, relaxation, sleeping, entertainment, humour, social service, joint family living, living with values, good communication, reading, writing, having realistic objectives, avoiding worrying, optimism, participating in cultural and spiritual programmes, creative thinking, critical thinking, positive attitude, life skills, self awareness, empathy, coping with emotions, compromising, mingling with friends and relatives, etc.

    This book containing theoretical information and research findings on stress is dealing with the meaning of stress, causes of stress, symptoms of stress, reactions of stress, coping with stress, management of stress, strategies and techniques that relieve stress, etc. This book will be of great use to parents, psychologists, counselors, teachers and students along with administrators." (jacket)

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