Coping with Stress Effective People and Processes

by Snyder, C. R.

• ISBN13: 9780195130447
• ISBN10: 0195130448
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is a companion volume to Coping: The Psychology of What Works , which is also edited by Snyder. This second book includes chapters by some of the most well known clinical and health psychologists and covers some of the newest and most provocative topics currently under study in the area of coping. The contributors address the key questions in this literature: Why do some of us learn from hardship and life's stressors? And why do others fail and succumb to depression, anxiety, and even suicide? What are the adaptive patterns and behaviors of those who do well in spite of the obstacles that are thrown their way? The chapters will look at exercise as a way of coping with stress, body imaging, the use of humor, forgiveness, control of hostile thoughts, ethnicity and coping, sexism and coping aging and relationships, constructing a coherent life story, personal spirituality, and personal growth.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xv
Dr. Seuss, the Coping Machine, and ``Oh the Places You'll Go''	3	(27)
C. R. Snyder
Kimberley Mann Pulvers
Getting Things Done On Time: Conquering Procrastination	30	(17)
Joseph R. Ferrari
Coping and Coherence: A Narrative Perspective on Resilience	47	(21)
Robert A. Neimeyer
Heidi Levitt
The Humor Solution	68	(25)
Herbert M. Lefcourt
Forgiving	93	(21)
Michael E. McCullough
Coping with the Inevitability of Death: Terror Management and Mismanagement	114	(23)
Eric Strachan
Tom Pyszczynski
Jeff Greenberg
Sheldon Solomon
Managing Hostile Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions: The LifeSkills Approach	137	(17)
Redford B. Williams
Virginia P. Williams
Comparing Favorably: A Cognitive Approach to Coping Through Comparison with Other Persons	154	(24)
Thomas Ashby Wills
James M. Sandy
Self-Focused Attention and Coping: Attending to the Right Things	178	(18)
Nancy A. Hamilton
Rick E. Ingram
Dealing with Secrets	196	(26)
Anita E. Kelly
Jennifer E. Carter
A Look at the Coping Strategies and Styles of Asian Americans: Similar and Different?	222	(18)
Edward C. Chang
Aging and Coping: The Activity Solution	240	(19)
Gail M. Williamson
W. Keith Dooley
Methods of Coping from the Religions of the World: The Bar Mitzvah, Karma, and Spiritual Healing	259	(26)
Kenneth I. Pargament
Margaret M. Poloma
Nalini Tarakeshwar
Copers Coping with Stress: Two Against One	285	(18)
C. R. Snyder
Kimberley Mann Pulvers
Index	303