Stress: A Brief History is a lively, accessible, and
detailed examination of the origins of the field of stress
research.
* * First concise, accessible, academically grounded book on the
origins of the concept of stress.
* Explores different theories and models of stress such as the
psychosomatic approach, homeostasis, and general adaptation
syndrome.
* Discusses the work and intriguing contributions of key
researchers in the field such as Walter Cannon, Hans Selye, Harold
Wolff, and Richard Lazarus.
* Explains the origins of key concepts in stress such as
stressful life events, the coronary-prone personality, and
appraisals and coping.
* Culminates in a discussion of what makes a good theory and what
obligations stress researchers have to those whose working lives
they study.
