Principles and Practice of Stress Management, Third Edition

by Lehrer, Paul M.; Woolfolk, Robert L.; Sime, Wesley E.; Barlow, David H.

• ISBN13: 9781606230008
• ISBN10: 160623000X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-30
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Structured for optimal use as a clinical reference and text, this comprehensive work reviews effective stress management techniques and their applications for treating psychological problems and enhancing physical health and performance. Leading experts present in-depth descriptions of progressive relaxation, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, cognitive methods, and other therapies. Tightly edited chapters examine each method’s theoretical and empirical underpinnings and provide step-by-step guidelines for assessment and implementation, illustrated with detailed case examples. The volume also explains basic mechanisms of stress and relaxation and offers research-based guidance for improving treatment outcomes.

New to This Edition:
*Incorporates significant empirical, theoretical, and clinical advances.
*Chapters on mindfulness meditation, neurofeedback, EMDR, breathing retraining, heart rate variability biofeedback, exercise therapy, Qigong, sport psychophysiology, and basic mechanisms of stress and relaxation.

Author Biography

Paul M. Lehrer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He has published more than 100 articles and chapters, mostly on biofeedback, psychophysiology, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Dr. Lehrer is past president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and has received their Distinguished Scientist Award. He also recently served as president of the International Society for the Advancement of Respiratory Psychophysiology and of the International Stress Management Association-USA Branch (ISMA-USA).
 
Robert L. Woolfolk, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and Visiting Professor of Psychology at Princeton University. He has published widely on psychotherapy, psychopathology, and the philosophical foundations of psychology. A practicing clinician for more than 30 years, Dr. Woolfolk has sought in both his practice and research to integrate the scientific and humanistic traditions of psychotherapy. 
 
Wesley E. Sime, PhD, is a health psychologist and stress physiologist and Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is past chair of both the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America and ISMA-USA. Dr. Sime was an early contemporary of Hans Selye and Edmund Jacobson and continues to facilitate stress management developments with Paul Rosch, Charles Spielberger, and James Quick. He is also a consultant in medical and sports performance settings.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Conceptual Issues Underlying Stress Management	p. 3
Psychophysiological Mechanisms of Stress: A Foundation for the Stress Management Therapies	p. 16
The Psychology of Relaxation	p. 38
Stress Management Methods
Muscle Relaxation
Progressive Relaxation: Origins, Principles, and Clinical Applications	p. 57
Progressive Relaxation: Abbreviated Methods	p. 88
Hypnotic Methods
Hypnosis in the Management of Pain and Stress: Mechanisms, Findings, and Procedures	p. 125
The Autogenic Training Method of J. H. Schultz	p. 151
Autogenic Biofeedback Training in Psychophysiological Therapy and Stress Management	p. 175
Biofeedback
Psychophysiological Perspectives on Stress-Related and Anxiety Disorders	p. 209
Biofeedback Training to Increase Heart Rate Variability	p. 227
Neurofeedback for Stress Management	p. 249
Breathing Retraining and Exercise
Whole-Body Breathing: A Systems Perspective on Respiratory Retraining	p. 291
Exercise Therapy for Stress Management	p. 333
Methods Based on Eastern Meditative and Therapeutic Disciplines
Modern Forms of Mantra Meditation	p. 363
Mindfulness Meditation	p. 393
Qigong Therapy for Stress Management	p. 428
Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention	p. 449
Cognitive Methods
Cognitive Approaches to Stress and Stress Management	p. 465
Stress Inoculation Training: A Preventative and Treatment Approach	p. 497
Other Methods
Music Therapy: Applications to Stress Management	p. 519
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Stress: Research, Theory, and Practical Suggestions	p. 545
Pharmacological Approach to the Management of Stress and Anxiety Disorders	p. 579
Integration
Sport Psychophysiology and Peak Performance Applications of Stress Management	p. 615
Differential Effects of Stress Management Therapies on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 638
Stress Management and Relaxation Therapies for Somatic Disorders	p. 682
Research on Clinical Issues in Stress Management	p. 703
Index	p. 723
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