Formāts: Paperback / softback, 383 pages, height x width x depth: 228x151x21 mm, weight: 562 g, 14 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white halftones
Formāts: Paperback / softback, 383 pages, height x width x depth: 228x151x21 mm, weight: 562 g, 14 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white halftones
Discusses the long-term impact of chronic stress on individuals, businesses, the economy, and the health-care system, debunking accepted myths and offering solutions on how to control it.
Preface - Some Personal Perspective
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Part One Living and Working with The Stress Stack: Benefits and Costs
Chapter 1 What Is Stress?
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Chapter 2 America's Self-Inflicted Wound: Stress, Productivity and The Health Care Crisis
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Chapter 3 The Stress Factory: A Day at the Office
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Part Two How It All Works: Creating the Stress Stack
Chapter 4 The Body's Energy Managers: A Limited Line of Credit
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Chapter 5 Effects of Chronic Stress: Breaking the Bank
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Chapter 6 Stress and Gender: Head in the Sand vs. Climbing the Sand Dune
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Part Three Taking Back Control
Chapter 7 Laying the Foundation: Addressing the Issue of Change
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Chapter 8 Tearing Down the Stress Stack: Organizational and Personal Solutions
