FROM PANIC TO POWER ---THE POSITIVE USE OF STRESS
by John J. Parrino. John Wiley & Sons, 1979
INTRODUCTION --- Stress and you! (p1-5)

    1) The case of Paul --- a severe stress reaction (p6-18)

    2) Stress and feedback (p19-36)

    3) The human response system (p37-45)

    4) Emotions (p46-65)

    5) Human response system --- self-regulation --- physiology (p93-113)

    6) Self-regulation --- physiology (p93-113)

    7) Human response system --- thinking (p114-131)

    8) Self-regulation --- thinking (p132-156)

    9) Human response system --- behavior (p157-175)

    10) Self-regulation --- behavior (p176-203)

    11) Human response system --- feedback (p204-212)

    12) Self-regulation --- personal feedback (p213-237)

      [1] The case of Joseph (p213-221)

      [2] Self-management project (p222-228)

      [3] Uses of "self-monitoring" (p228-230)

      [4] The second-stage of personal feedback --- use of other
      feedback-facilitating techniques (p230-231)

      [5] A personal feedback system --- the final stage --- a new strategy for living happily, effectively and with a minimum of emotional upset (p231-2312)

      [6] The case of Dorian --- the profound effects of a "personal feedback" system (p232-237)

APPENDIX I --- Results of maladaptive coping (p238-243)

    1) Thinking component of the human response system (p238-240)

      [1] Thought preoccupation, excessive worries, or obsessions (p238-240)

        (A) Irrational thoughts about physical ailments --- being preoccupied with thoughts about medical concerns: the hypochondriac (p238-239)

        (B) Thoughts of jealousy and possessiveness --- being preoccupied with thoughts of losing the objects of your relationships (p239)

        (C) Thoughts of suspiciousness --- being preoccupied with thoughts of being unliked can lead to avoidance of others, irritability and hostility (p239)

        (D) Other preoccupations --- obsessing and worrying about dying or being impotent or publicly humiliated or embarrassed (p239-240)

      [2] Phobic thoughts --- being preoccupied (extremely worried) with thoughts of avoiding a very discrete object or situation (such as a mouse or snake). The phobic person always thinks of the catastrophy that will occur if the feared object or situation is confronted. The maneuvers performed by phobics in their attempts to avoid the phobic situation and the anxiety experienced in anticipation of the confrontation are debilitating.

    2) Physiological component of the human response system (p240-242)

      [1] Psychosomatic problems (p240-242)

        (A) Muscle tension --- chronic muscle tension can lead to headaches, insomnia and other tension-related problems (p241)

        (B) Type A behavior pattern --- premature coronary artery disease (p241-242)

    3) Behavioral component of the human response system (p242-243)

      [1] Maladaptive habits --- overindulgence (p242)

      [2] Relationship problems --- living together, intimacy and work relations (p242)

        (A) Marital and living-together problems (p242-243)

        (B) Difficulty with intimacy and loneliness (p243)

        (C) Interpersonal relationships at work --- work is a major part of your life. Difficulties relating to people --- bosses, supervisors and colleagues --- in a work setting can be very discomforting and may affect work performance. Interpersonal pressures at work are equally as important as the pressures of work performance itself!

        All of the coping difficulties in friendship and love relationships are evident in this setting. They often manifest themselves by a feeling of alienation from other employees, lack of motivation about the job, and an inability to get along with one's colleagues, employees or supervisors (p243)

APPENDIX II --- The muscular relaxation response (p244-248)

APPENDIX III --- Behavior profile (p249-251)

REFERENCES (p252-254)

INDEX (p255-259)

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