Table of Contents

Preface Overview Theoretical Roots of the ABC Model of Stress The ABC Model of Stress Basic Equations Suggested by the ABC Model Classification of Stressors Based on the ABC Model Acute and Chronic Effects of Stress Assessment of Individual Differences in Stress Coping Capacity (SCC) Experimental Tests for Measuring SCC Prevention and Treatment of Stress (POSR) Methodological Innovations for Stress Research Looking Forward by Looking Backward--The ABC Solution (Educational Deficiencies Creativity Leadership Drug Abuse Causes of Wars) A Brief Summary References Appendix Glossary of Stress-Related Terms and Acronyms Index

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Weybrew has developed the ABC model of stress on a foundation of nearly three decades of stress research with submariners. The ABC model is built upon three basic concepts in learning and vector psychology: Antecedent Conditions, Behavior, and Consequences. One of the central features of Weybrew's research is the inclusion of preventive and therapeutic strategies for acute and chronic patterns of stress reactivity.

About the Author

Benjamin B. Weybrew, PhD, received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado and is a recently retired Associate Professor from the University of New Haven. He was head of the Psychiatric Screening Branch of the U.S. Naval Submarine Research Laboratory, New London, Connecticut, from 1952-79, and has published many review articles and research papers dealing with stress and related topics.

Reviews

"But such orderly thoroughness is neatly balanced by jokes, quotations, and funny tales: at the end of the book, the reader feels he has learned a lot." - Psychological Reports