Psychology of Stress

Editor Oxington has collected research in the field on stress and its effects on well-being, offering students and researchers a balanced view of the positive and negative aspects of this universal phenomenon. Expert contributors cover such topics as stress among students in developing countries, chronic and acute stress situations and a sociocultural perspective on stress and somatization. New psychotherapeutic strategies for treating children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress are also reviewed. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)