| Preface to the Second Edition | |
| Preface to the First Edition | |
| About the Contributors | |
| Pt. I | Introduction | |
| Ch. 1 | Stress Research at a Crossroads | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | History of the Stress Concept | 7 |
| Pt. II | Basic Psychological Processes | |
| Ch. 3 | Why We Should Think of Stress as a Subset of Emotion | 21 |
| Ch. 4 | Thought, Memory, and Learning: Effects of Emotional Stress | 40 |
| Ch. 5 | Decisionmaking under Stress | 56 |
| Pt. III | Basic Biological Processes | |
| Ch. 6 | Inquiries into Hardiness | 77 |
| Ch. 7 | Effects of Stress on the Neurochemistry and Morphology of the Brain: Counter-regulation versus Damage | 101 |
| Ch. 8 | Stress, the Immune System, and Health and Illness | 127 |
| Ch. 9 | Psychophysiological Assessment of Stress | 142 |
| Pt. IV | Measurement of Stress and Coping | |
| Ch. 10 | The Assessment of Stressful Life Events | 161 |
| Ch. 11 | The Structured Event Probe and Narrative Rating Method for Measuring Stressful Life Events | 174 |
| Ch. 12 | Self-report Measures of Stress | 200 |
| Ch. 13 | Coping Resources and Processes: Current Concepts and Measures | 234 |
| Ch. 14 | The Assessment of Coping, Defense, and Stress | 258 |
| Ch. 15 | Paraverbal Correlates of Stress: Implications for Stress Identification and Management | 274 |
| Pt. V | Common Stressors | |
| A | Environmental and Social Sources | |
| Ch. 16 | The Social Contexts of Stress | 303 |
| Ch. 17 | Stress as a Consequence of the Urban Physical Environment | 316 |
| Ch. 18 | Sensory Deprivation and Overload | 333 |
| Ch. 19 | Occupational Stress | 342 |
| Ch. 20 | The Effects of Workload and the Social Environment at Work on Health | 368 |
| B | Sociocultural and Developmental Sources | |
| Ch. 21 | Burnout | 386 |
| Ch. 22 | Psychological Stress and Coping in Old Age | 403 |
| Ch. 23 | Challenge and Defeat: Stability and Change in Adulthood | 413 |
| Ch. 24 | Multiple Roles, Gender, and Psychological Distress | 427 |
| Pt. VI | Common Psychiatric and Somatic Conditions | |
| Ch. 25 | Relationships of the Type A Behavior Pattern with Coronary Heart Disease | 449 |
| Ch. 26 | Stress and Psychiatric Disorders | 477 |
| Ch. 27 | Stress and Psychosomatic Disorders | 496 |
| Ch. 28 | Coping with Chronic Illness | 511 |
| Ch. 29 | Stress, Ethyl Alcohol, and Alcoholism | 532 |
| Ch. 30 | Stress and Depression: Toward the Development of Integrative Models | 550 |
| Pt. VII | Extreme Stressors | |
| Ch. 31 | Interpersonal Violence and Traumatic Stress Reactions | 573 |
| Ch. 32 | Disasters: Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects | 591 |
| Ch. 33 | Stress of the Holocaust | 617 |
| Ch. 34 | Migration and Stress | 641 |
| Ch. 35 | Psychosocial Effects of HIV Infection | 658 |
| Pt. VIII | Treatments and Supports | |
| Ch. 36 | Social Support: Resources and Context | 685 |
| Ch. 37 | A Constructivist Narrative Perspective on Stress and Coping: Stress Inoculation Applications | 706 |
| Ch. 38 | A Coping/Rest Model of Relaxation and Stress Management | 724 |
| Ch. 39 | Stress Response Syndromes and Their Treatment | 757 |
| Author Index | 775 |
| Subject Index | 803 |
Format: Textbook Paperback, 2nd ed., 819 pages
