Mind and Body

Mind and Body
Author: George Mandler
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1984
Genre: Cognition
ISBN:

Manage your Mind

Manage your Mind
Author: ANURAG P. Lakhlani
Publisher: PartridgeIndia
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2014-06-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1482833336

"Why did my plant die?" A child asked his mother in disbelief. "I have daily cleaned all the leaves, sprinkled water on them, put the plant in sunlight, given it food, then why did it die?" Tears were rolling down his eyes. With love, his mother embraced him and said. "Dear, you needed to water the roots, not the leaves." When it comes to emotional intelligence, feelings, moods, anxiety and stress, are we "watering the roots"? This book explores practical and common sense approaches to manage the mind. * "Quick Action Tools" can help you shift your unwanted state of mind in very short time and quickly elicit the desired state of mind. * Reader's participation is encouraged for developing one's toolset. * "Deep Action Tools" can "water the roots" to develop your broader understanding of self identity and purpose of life. * Ten methods of meditation that can be easily practiced are discussed. * A strategy is developed to manage mind efficiently. * Selected emotions, feelings and moods are explored. * Discussion on stress management is included. The book provides valuable tools to manage emotions, feelings, moods, and stress by managing one's mind.

The Stress-Proof Brain

The Stress-Proof Brain
Author: Melanie Greenberg
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2017-02-02
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1626252688

“For people suffering from stress, this book is a godsend.” —Kristin Neff, PhD, author of Self-Compassion "Highly recommended for mental health professionals and consumer health readers looking to manage stress." —Library Journal (starred review) Modern times are stressful—and it’s killing us. Unfortunately, we can’t avoid the things that stress us out, but we can change how we respond to them. In this breakthrough book, a clinical psychologist and neuroscience expert offers an original approach to help readers harness the power of positive emotions and overcome stress for good. Stress is, unfortunately, a natural part of life—especially in our busy and hectic modern times. But you don’t have to let it get in the way of your health and happiness. Studies show that the key to coping with stress is simpler than you think—it’s all about how you respond to the situations and things that stress you out or threaten to overwhelm you. The Stress-Proof Brain offers powerful, comprehensive tools based in mindfulness, neuroscience, and positive psychology to help you put a stop to unhealthy responses to stress—such as avoidance, tunnel vision, negative thinking, self-criticism, fixed mindset, and fear. Instead, you’ll discover unique exercises that provide a recipe for resilience, empowering you to master your emotional responses, overcome negative thinking, and create a more tolerant, stress-proof brain. This book will help you develop an original and effective program for mastering your emotional brain’s response to stress by harnessing the power of neuroplasticity. By creating a more stress tolerant, resilient brain, you’ll learn to shrug off the small stuff, deal with the big stuff, and live a happier, healthier life.

Mind, Stress & Emotions

Mind, Stress & Emotions
Author: Gene Wallenstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Behavior genetics
ISBN: 9780972060738

This book examines how genetic, biological, and environmental conditions generate and shape our moods, linking recent findings in brain science, immunology, and stress research with novel treatment strategies for mood and anxiety disorders. From mood genes to the biological ramifications of parent-child attachments, readers are taken on a tour de force of the science of emotions.

Wise Mind Living

Wise Mind Living
Author: Erin Olivo, Ph.D.
Publisher: Sounds True
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1622033833

Are you easily overwhelmed by your emotions? Is stress hurting your relationships and getting in the way of reaching your goals? With Wise Mind Living, esteemed psychotherapist and Columbia University professor Dr. Erin Olivo presents an in-depth resource that empowers us to stop struggling with emotions like fear, anger, shame, and sadness—and discover the doorway to better health and increased fulfillment in every area of our lives. “When you’re living in balance between your emotions and logic, you’re experiencing Wise Mind Living,” explains Dr. Olivo. “It’s when you have the confidence to deal with difficult decisions or situations because you’re in charge—not your emotions.” The teachings and practices in this book give you a new understanding of the physiology of emotions and the debilitating effects of stress. Dr. Olivo provides mindfulness-based exercises and lifestyle skills to help us change the way we think, feel, and behave in situations where stress and anxiety arise, and gives practical instruction in putting it all together to manage your emotions for health and well-being. Wise Mind Living invites you to explore: Mindfulness—what it is and how to practice itCombining the strategies of change and acceptanceThe universal structure of all emotional experienceBecoming fluent with the eight core categories of emotionWhy there is no such thing as a “negative” emotionThe Wise Mind Review to objectively observe your experiencesOvercoming conditioned responses and knee-jerk reactionsRelinquishing struggle as the pathway to changePlus, step-by-step instruction in Dr. Olivo’s six-week Wise Mind Living program For anyone looking to get a handle on stress and anxiety once and for all, Wise Mind Living gives you a practical resource to help you navigate life’s difficulties with balance, confidence, and inner peace.

Parenting Stress

Parenting Stress
Author: Kirby Deater-Deckard
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0300133936

All parents experience stress as they attempt to meet the challenges of caring for their children. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of parenting distress, drawing on a wide array of findings in current empirical research. Kirby Deater-Deckard explores normal and pathological parenting stress, the influences of parents on their children as well as children on their parents, and the effects of biological and environmental factors. Beginning with an overview of theories of stress and coping, Deater-Deckard goes on to describe how parenting stress is linked with problems in adult and child health (emotional problems, developmental disorders, illness); parental behaviors (warmth, harsh discipline); and factors outside the family (marital quality, work roles, cultural influences). The book concludes with a useful review of coping strategies and interventions that have been demonstrated to alleviate parenting stress.

Coping with Chronic Stress

Coping with Chronic Stress
Author: Benjamin H. Gottlieb
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2013-11-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1475798628

Much of what we know about the subject of coping is based on human behavior and cognition during times of crisis and transition. Yet the alarms and m~or upheavals of life comprise only a portion of those experiences that call for adaptive efforts. There remains a vast array of life situations and conditions that pose continuing hardship and threat and do not promise resolution. These chronic stressors issue in part from persistently difficult life circumstances, roles, and burdens, and in part from the conversion of traumatic events into persisting adjustment challenges. Indeed, there is growing recognition of the fact that many traumatic experiences leave a long-lasting emotional residue. Whether or not coping with chronic problems differs in form, emphasis, or func tion from the ways people handle acute life events and transitions is one of the central issues taken up in these pages. This volume explores the varied circumstances and experiences that give rise to chronic stress, as well as the ways in which individuals adapt to and accommodate them. It addresses a number of substantive and methodological questions that have been largely overlooked or sidelined in previous inquiries on the stress and coping process.

Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide

Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
Author: Hubert Vaudry
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781402073069

Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide is the first volume to be written on the neuropeptide PACAP. It covers all domains of PACAP from molecular and cellular aspects to physiological activities and promises for new therapeutic strategies. Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide is the twentieth volume published in the Endocrine Updates book series under the Series Editorship of Shlomo Melmed, MD.

The Upside of Stress

The Upside of Stress
Author: Kelly McGonigal
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2016-05-10
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1101982934

Drawing from groundbreaking research, psychologist and award-winning teacher Kelly McGonigal, PhD, offers a surprising new view of stress—one that reveals the upside of stress, and shows us exactly how to capitalize on its benefits. You hear it all the time: stress causes heart disease; stress causes insomnia; stress is bad for you! But what if changing how you think about stress could make you happier, healthier, and better able to reach your goals? Combining exciting new research on resilience and mindset, Kelly McGonigal, PhD, proves that undergoing stress is not bad for you; it is undergoing stress while believing that stress is bad for you that makes it harmful. In fact, stress has many benefits, from giving us greater focus and energy, to strengthening our personal relationships. McGonigal shows readers how to cultivate a mindset that embraces stress, and activate the brain's natural ability to learn from challenging experiences. Both practical and life-changing, The Upside of Stress is not a guide to getting rid of stress, but a toolkit for getting better at it—by understanding, accepting, and leveraging it to your advantage.