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Stress and Quality of Working Life
This is the eighth edition of the Stress and Quality of Working Life book series. The Brazilian section of the International Stress Management Association (ISMA-BR), a not-for-profit organization that studies stress and ways to prevent it, together with two renowned American researchers, has organized the eighth volume of the series Stress and Quality of Working Life: Coping at Work and at Home. The new volume offers some of the latest theories and methods on how to cope with stress and quality of working life issues based on the experience and knowledge of recognized international experts in this field. This book is meant to be a tool to provide information and suggest ways to deal with pressures and demands from the workplace. The contemporary workplace includes a combination of traditional workplace environments, work-from-home arrangements, and hybrid models with some combination of working from a traditional environment and at home. Our authorship team comprises international experts from many disciplines so we can provide insights into contemporary stress and quality of working life issues, as well as how to cope with them at work and at home.
Coping and Prevention
Continuous activity and high job demands surround corporate environments. These demands are considered to be key triggers for workers’ stress-related symptoms and poor health. It has been estimated by the American Institute of Stress (AIS) that US$ 300 billion/year are spent on conditions related to excessive stress levels. Of course, occupational stressors are an unavoidable part of working life. Experienced stress has helped us to survive for thousands of years and keeps us vigilant under critical situations. Of course, too much experienced stress can lead to serious psychological and physical health problems. This book is devoted to examining important issues related to coping with and ...
Advances in Gender and Communication Research
Competitively selected papers from the 1984 and 1985 Communication, Language and Gender Conference. The book explores the areas of business/professional applications, interpersonal issues, persuasion and social influence, politics, and instructional applications.
The Handbook of Stress Science
"[F]or those who are entering the field or who want to broaden their perspective, Ibelieve that this Handbook is indispensible. More than just a contribution to the field, theHandbook may well become a classic."--PsycCRITIQUES "The editors fully achieved their goal of producing a state-of-the-science stress reference for use by investigators, educators, and practitioners with clinical and health interests."--Psycho-Oncology "This is an important book about the scientific study of stress and human adaptation. It brings together both empirical data and theoretical developments that address the fundamental question of how psychosocial variables get inside the body to influence neurobiological p...
Improving Employee Health and Well Being
It is widely recognized that healthy employees are happier and more productive at work. Experiencing stress at work decreases employee’s health and affects their well-being. The American Institute of Stress (AIS) estimated that US$ 300 billion/year are spent on conditions related elevated stress levels. Stress is an everyday part of life for most people in any society. However, when people experience too much stress, serious psychological and physical health problems can result. This book provides an in-depth examination of how to improve employee health and well-being. It features the research, knowledge, and experience presented by over two dozen stress scholars who author twelve chapter...
Understanding Burnout Recovery Among Native-Born Korean Missionaries
In this timely book, Cho provides mission scholars, sending churches, and mission agencies with an understanding of Korean missionaries’ burnout recovery process. Her study of Korean missionary burnout recovery included thirty-nine research participants who had experienced burnout in missionary service and who subsequently recovered. Participants reported a variety of physical, emotional, and spiritual symptoms, as well as relational difficulties experienced during burnout. Cho describes how their self-help approach, characterized by independent, religious self-effort, brought only temporary relief. Through self-care, however, they experienced genuine recovery. Self-care that leads to last...
Albert Bandura og selveffektivitetsfaktoren
Hvem er Albert Bandura, og hvordan revolusjonerte han psykologifaget med sin teori om self-efficacy? Hvilken betydning har denne teorien hatt i den moderne verden? Fordyp deg i Albert Banduras fascinerende liv og ideer. Oppdag hvordan Bandura, en av psykologiens giganter, omdefinerte vår forståelse av menneskets potensial med begrepet self-efficacy. Gjennom detaljerte analyser av Banduras banebrytende forskning og de grunnleggende prinsippene i teorien hans, samt praktiske øvelser og innspill til selvrefleksjon, gir denne boken en omfattende oversikt over Banduras bidrag til psykologien. Fra hans personlige utviklingsreise til hans banebrytende studier av sosial læring får du innblikk i hvordan Bandura analyserte hvordan vi møter livets utfordringer for å utvikle tillit til egne evner. Vær forberedt på å oppdage hvordan begrepet self-efficacy kan forandre livet ditt ved å utvikle selvtillit og personlig effektivitet, en viktig ressurs for alle som ønsker å utforske menneskesinnets kraft i den moderne verden.
From Slavery to Citizenship
Citizenship is not a spectator sport; it is all about engagement. From Slavery to Citizenship is part of a bigger picture - a development process which will enable us to gain more control over our own lives and to participate in decisions about the future direction of society and the organisations we are involved in. This book is unusual in suggesting that slavery is not a remote historical phenomenon, but a fundamental component of our present. People have been slaves in the past and some people are enslaved today. The subject of slavery is highly charged with emotion. From Slavery to Citizenship seeks to facilitate dialogue and to bridge gaps. This is not easy as people have been speaking ...
