Stress and Emotion A New Synthesis [Paperback]

This volume is a sequel to the landmark work that established an exciting new field of study,Stress, Appraisal and Coping(Lazarus and Folkman, 1984). The author now explores the newest trends in research and theory, focusing on the rationale for a cognitive-mediational approach to stress and emotions.

He makes clear distinctions between social stress, physiological stress, and psychological stress. By integrating both stress and emotion into one theoretical framework, with appraisal and coping as its basis, this book takes a narrative approach to both theory and research.

Lazarus concludes with a look at stress and health, with a specific focus on new developments in infectious diseases, the role of the nervous system, and his view of recent changes in psychotherapy.

For all upper division psychology majors, graduate students, academics, and professionals in related fields

Stress and Emotionprovides a searching analysis of the premises and reasoning that underlie Richard Lazarus's ideas about emotion and stress, appraisal and coping. --from the foreword bySusan Folkman, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

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Foreword by Susan Folkman
Preface
PART I: PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES

1. Epistemology and Metatheory

PART II: LEVELS OF SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS

2. Stress and Emotion
3. Psychological Stress and Appraisal
4. Emotions and Appraisal
5. Coping

PART III: RESEARCH APPLICATIONS

6. Stress and Trauma
7. Stress, Emotion, and Coping in Special Groups

PART IV: NARRATIVE VIEWPOINT

8. Emotion Narratives: A Radical New Research Approach
9. Narrative Visons for Each of 15 Emotions

PART V: CLINICAL ISSUES

10. Health, Clinical Intervention, and the Future

References
Subject Index
Name Index