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First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
List of contents
Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 About Reversal Theory, Kurt P. Frey; Chapter 2 Reversal Theory, Stress, and Health, Michael J. Apter; Part II The Effects of Stress; Chapter 3 Paratelic Dominance and the Appraisal of Stressful Events, Kathryn D. Lafreniere; Chapter 4 Tension- and Effort-Stress as Predictors of Academic Performance, Sven Svebak; Chapter 5 Back Pain and Work Stress, Sven Svebak, Reidar Mykletun, Edvin Bru; Chapter 6 The Psychobiology of Telic Dominance and Stress, Rod A. Martin, Sven Svebak; Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Reactivity and Mode-Dominance Misfit, John Spicer, Antonia C. Lyons; Part III Psychology and Physiology of Smoking; Chapter 8 Relapse Crises During Smoking Cessation, Kathleen A. O'Connell, Mary M. Gerkovich, Mary R. Cook; Chapter 9 Differential EEG Effects of Smoking in the Telic and Paratelic States, Mary R. Cook, Mary M. Gerkovich, Kathleen A. O'Connell; Part IV Risk-Taking Behavior; Chapter 10 Gratuitous Risk: A Study of Parachuting, Michael J. Apter, Robert Batler; Chapter 11 Understanding Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior, Mary M. Gerkovich; partV Health-Promoting Behavior; Chapter 12 Motives for Donating Blood, Michael J. Apter, Naomi Spirn; Chapter 13 Resisting Urges and Adopting New Behaviors, Kathleen A. O'Connell, Evelyn Brooks; Chapter 14 Humor as a Form of Coping, Sven Svebak, Rod A. Martin; Chapter 15 Stress, Exercise, and Sport, John H. Kerr; Chapter 16 Stress in the Workplace: Causes and Treatments, David Fontana, Lucilia Valente;
About the author
Svebek, Sven; Apter, Michael J.
Summary
This text organizes stress and health research that has been undertaken within the reversal theory framework. It outlines reversal theory and deals with the effects of stress.
