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Theory and assessment of stressful life events / edited by Thomas W. Miller.

Title: Theory and assessment of stressful life events / edited by Thomas W. Miller.
Publication: Madison, Conn. : International Universities Press, 1996.

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Additional Authors

Miller, Thomas W., 1943-

Description

xxiii, 350 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

Clinicians and researchers alike have realized that at the cutting edge of our understanding of stressful life events are a multiplicity of theories and means by which we can assess these theories in our growing understanding of the impact of life stress on our health.
Examined in this volume are theoretical components that range from the impact of psycho-neuro-immunology on stress to the impact of psycho-social stress on gene expression, the role of neurobiology and its effects on traumatization and resulting psychopathology, to clinical models that aid us in understanding the process of experiencing stressful life events and the subsequent accommodation of stress in our lives. Examined as well is the role of stress and physical illness and efforts of clinicians and researchers to develop an integrative model in understanding the spectrum of stress phenomena, related to physical and mental illness. Personality variables are seen as moderating the relationship between stress and psychological or physical illness. Concepts such as psychological hardiness may play a mediating or buffer role in the accommodation of stress.
Finally, current measures in the assessment of stressful life events are examined with special attention to the identification of experiences involving traumatization, consideration of the presence of coexisting psychological features, and specificity with respect to diagnostic and statistical evaluation criteria.

Series Statement

Stress and health series

Uniform Title

Stress and health series.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Contents

Preface / Matthew J. Friedman -- Introduction: Stressful Life Events - Critical Issues in Theory and Assessment / Thomas W. Miller -- 1. Stressful Life Events and Psychoneuroimmunology / J. Stephen McDaniel -- 2. Impact of Psychosocial Stress on Gene Expression: Implications for PTSD and Recurrent Affective Disorder / Robert M. Post, Susan R. B. Weiss, Mark A. Smith and Gabriele S. Leverich -- 3. Theoretical Models of Stress Adaptation / Thomas W. Miller and Robert F. Kraus -- 4. Stress, Health, and Immunity: A Review of the Literature / Christine M. Adler and Joel J. Hillhouse -- 5. Stress and Physical Illness: Development of an Integrative Model / Joseph W. Critelli and Juliana S. Ee -- 6. Psychological Hardiness: A Reconceptualization and Measurement / Sharon L. Younkin and Nancy E. Betz -- 7. Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Conceptual Overview / Madeline Uddo, Albert N. Allain, Jr. and Patricia B. Sutker --
8. Current Measures in the Assessment of Stressful Life Events / Thomas W. Miller -- 9. Assessment of Rape and Other Civilian Trauma-Related PTSD: Emphasis on Assessment of Potentially Traumatic Events / Heidi S. Resnick, Sherry A. Falsetti, Dean G. Kilpatrick and John R. Freedy -- 10. The Assessment of Events and Their Related Symptoms in Torture and Refugee Trauma / Richard F. Mollica and Yael Caspi-Yavin -- 11. Quick-Response Disaster Study: Sampling Methods and Practical Issues in the Field / Carol S. North and Elizabeth M. Smith.

ISBN

0823665216

LCCN

95040591

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries