The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
Martha Davis, Elizabeth Eshelman, Matthew McKay
ISBN 1-57224-214-0
“Stress is an everyday fact of life. You can’t avoid it. Stress is any change that you must adapt to, ranging from the negative extreme of actual physical danger to the exhilaration of falling in love or achieving some long-desired success. In between, day-to-day living confronts even the most well-managed life with a continuous stream of potentially stressful experiences. Not all stress is bad. In fact, stress is not only desirable but also essential to life. Whether the stress you experience is the result of major life changes or the cumulative effect of minor everyday hassles, it is how you respond to these experiences that determines the impact stress will have on your life.”
Contents
1) How You React to Stress
2) Body Awareness
3) Breathing
4) Progressive Relaxation
5) Meditation
6) Visualization
7) Applied Relaxation Training
Self-Hypnosis
9) Autogenics
10) Brief Combination Techniques
11) Recording Your Own Relaxation Tape
12) Refuting Irrational Ideas
13) Thought Stopping
14) Worry Control
15) Coping Skills Training
16) Goal Setting and Time Management
17) Assertiveness Training
18) Job Stress management
19) Nutrition
20) Exercise
21) When It Doesn’t Come Easy—Getting Unstuck
