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Practical Stress Management - John A. Romas, Manoj Sharma

Practical Stress Management

A Comprehensive Workbook
Buch | Softcover
244 Seiten
2022 | 8th edition
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-323-98812-4 (ISBN)
CHF 134,30 inkl. MwSt
Practical Stress Management, Eighth Edition emphasizes a positive approach to stress management, covering topics such as relaxation techniques, coping with anxiety, managing anger, communication skills, exercise and nutrition. In this edition, the authors cover the latest advances in stress management, as well as stress related to the use of technology in education. The context of disasters, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, is also incorporated throughout. The workbook describes some of the surreptitious meditation techniques from India not described before in any text. Worksheets and Thoughts for Reflection boxes help users determine their own level of stress to apply effective stress management techniques.

Dr. John A. Romas, MPH, Ph.D., a University of Michigan Graduate, is professor emeriti within the Department of Health Science, Minnesota State University-Mankato. Before retiring in 2010, he was the former department chair administrator of the Health Science Department. In addition to his background and experience in health education and promotion, Dr. Romas has training in counseling psychology and career development. He has worked as a public school teacher/administrator, public health administrator/educator, state health consultant, and small business owner/manager. He has been a well-known speaker, presenter, and health consultant for health care, business, educational organizations, government, and industry in the areas of personal performance, stress reduction, managing change, and health promotion. His Licensure as a Professional Counselor was earned with the State of Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health. Dr. Manoj Sharma, MBBS, Ph.D., MCHES® is a public health physician and educator with a medical degree from the University of Delhi and a doctorate in Preventive Medicine (Public Health) from The Ohio State University. He is also a master-certified health education specialist certified by the National Commission on Health Education Credentialing. He is currently a tenured Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in the School of Public Health and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine. In his career, spanning over 35 years, he has trained/taught over 6,000 health professionals including physicians, health education specialists, dietitians, community health nurses, health care administrators, epidemiologists, sanitarians, health and development workers, allied health professionals, and others. He has designed and taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in health behavior, health education, and health promotion at 13 national and international universities working full-time or part-time (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jackson State University, University of Cincinnati, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Central Michigan University, Walden University, National University, The Ohio State University, Saint Mary's College of Minnesota and Minnesota State University, Mankato). He has worked for local health departments (City of Columbus, OH; Douglas County Health Department, NE; City of Cincinnati Health Department, OH etc.); state health departments/agencies (OH, MS, NE, Ohio Commission on Minority Health, etc.); federal government agencies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- CDC, National Institutes of Health - NIH, United States Environmental Protection Agency – USEPA, etc.); invited keynote presenter at universities (Chongqing Medical University, China; Lincoln Memorial University; University of Arkansas; University of Oklahoma); non-profit agencies (American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, Charles Drew Health Center, Indian Chicano Health Center, Voluntary Health Association of India, etc.); professional organizations (American Public Health Association, American School Health Association); and international agencies including governments of other nations (European Union, World Health Organization, Swiss Development Corporation, Government of Mongolia, Government of India, Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau (Italy), etc.). He is a prolific researcher and as of June 2024 had published 15 books, over 400 peer-reviewed research articles, and over 500 other publications and secured funding for over $10 million (h-index 54, i-10 index around 250, and over 16,000 citations). He is ranked in the top one percentile of global scientists from 176 subfields by Elsevier. He has been awarded several prestigious honors including several American Public Health Association awards (Lyndon Haviland Public Health Mentoring Award, ICTHP Impact Award; J. Mayhew Derryberry Award; Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Section Lifetime Achievement Award; Cancer Forum’s Public Health Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award); The Ohio State University awards (William Oxley Thompson Early Career Award; William R. Gemma Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Public Health Alumni Society; Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the College of Medicine); University of Nevada, Las Vegas Awards (Harry Reid Silver State Award, Outstanding Graduate Faculty Leadership Award, Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award, Community Engagement Community-Based Research Faculty Award) among many others. His research interests are in global health, developing and evaluating theory-based health behavior change interventions, obesity prevention, stress-coping, community-based participatory research, and integrative mind-body-spirit interventions.

1. Understanding Stress
2. Enhancing Awareness About Managing Stress
3. Relaxation 
4. Effective Communication
5. Managing Anger and Resolving Conflicts
6. Coping with Anxiety
7. Eating Behavior for Healthy Lifestyles
8. Regular Physical Activity and Exercise
9. Efficient Time Management and Sound
10. Implementing a Stress Reduction Plan

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 276 mm
Gewicht 680 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Verhaltenstherapie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 0-323-98812-1 / 0323988121
ISBN-13 978-0-323-98812-4 / 9780323988124
Zustand Neuware
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