Referred to as the "authority on stress management" by students and professionals, Managing Stress, Fifth Edition, contains the most comprehensive approach honoring the integration, balance and harmony of mind, body, spirit and emotions. The holistic approach taken by internationally acclaimed lecturer and author Brian Luke Seaward gently guides the reader to greater levels of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being by emphasizing the importance of mind-body-spirit unity. Table of Contents PART 1: The Nature of Stress Chapter 1: The Nature of Stress Definitions of Stress The Stress Response Tend and Befriend Types of Stress Types of Stressors Bioecological Influences Psychointrapersonal Influences Social Influences The General Adaptation Syndrome Stress in a Changing World Technostress College Stress Occupational Stress A Holistic Approach to Stress Management Summary Study Guide Questions Self-Assessment References and Resources Chapter 2: Physiology of Stress The Central Nervous System The Vegetative Level The Limbic System The Neocortical Level The Autonomic Nervous System The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems The Endocrine System The Neuroendocrine Pathways The ACTH Axis The Vasopressin Axis The Thyroxine Axis A Parable of Psychophysiology A Decade of Brain Imaging Research Summary Study Guide Questions Self-Assessment References and Resources Chapter 3: Stress and Disease Theoretical Models The Boryse