Health, stress, and coping /

Antonovsky, Aaron.

Health, stress, and coping / Aaron Antonovsky. - 1st ed. - xiv, 255 pages ; 24 cm - The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-246).

Prologue: Evolution of a new perspective
One: Studying health instead of disease
Two: Measuring health on a continuum
Three: Stressors, tension, and stress
Four: Tension management and resource for resistance
Five: Perceiving the world as coherent
Six: Relation of the sense of coherence to health
Seven: The salutogenic model of health
Eight: Implications for an improved health care system
Epilogue: Outlook for human health.

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