Autorentext

Richard S. Lazarus (1922-2002) taught at Johns Hopkins University, Clark University, and, from 1957 until his retirement in 1991, the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, Dr. Lazarus began his influential research into psychological stress and coping processes which contributed substantially to the "cognitive revolution" that occurred in psychology during the 1960's. Dr. Lazarus published over 200 scientific articles in social, personality, clinical, and health psychology and 20 books

Klappentext

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

Inhalt

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