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The ABC's of Stress: A Submarine Psychologist's Perspective

by Benjamin B. Weybrew. 224 pgs.

Contributors:

   Benjamin B. Weybrew

Publisher:

   Praeger Publishers

Place of Publication:

  Westport, CT  

Publication Year:

  1992

Subjects:

Stress (Psychology), Submarine Medicine

	Contents
	Figures and Tables	ix
	Foreword by Edward L. Beach	xi
	Preface	xv
1.	Overview	1
	Philosophical Positions Related to Stress	1
	New Perspectives for the Study of Stress	3
2.	Theoretical Roots of the ABC Model	7
	The Human Environment as a Force Field	7
3.	The ABC Model of Stress	13
	Classes of Processes Making Up POSR (Patterns of Stress Reactivity)	20
	The Psychophysiology of Emotions	21
4.	Basic Equations Suggested by the ABC Model	33
5.	Classification of Stressors Based on the ABC Model	37
6.	Acute and Chronic Effects of Stress	41
	Classification of Stress-Related Illnesses by the American Psychiatric Association	43
7.	The Assessment of Individual Differences in SCC (Stress Coping Capacity)	47
	SCC Estimated from Pain/Discomfort Tolerance Tests	47
	SCC Estimated from Simulator Performance	49
	SCC Estimated from AR (Adaptive Resources)	49
	SCC Estimated from Moderator Variables	55
	Experimental Tests for Measuring SCC	58
8.	Prevention and Treatment of Stress (POSR)	77
	Strategies for the Prevention of POSR	77
	Strategies for the Treatment of POSR	97
	Brief Description of a Range of IVP's	106
	A Do-It-Yourself IVP for POSR Reduction	106
	Gadgetry for POSR for the Layperson	119
9.	Methodological Innovations for Stress Research	125
	Scientific Method and POSR	125
	Evaluation of Research Proposals on Stress	127
	Factor Analysis and Stress Research	128
	The Stair-Stepping Hypothesis	145
	Methodology for the SIRO Procedure	147
10.	Looking Forward by Looking Backward: The ABC Solution	153
	Educational Deficiencies and the ABC Model	153
	Creativity and the ABC Model of Stress	157
	Leadership Behavior and the ABC Model	163
	Drug Abuse and the ABC Model	167
	Causes of Wars and the ABC Model	176
11.	A Brief Summary	185
	Appendix A: PIB (Personal Inventory Barometer)	187
	Appendix B: Affective Response Inventory	188
	Appendix C: Weybrew Activity Inventory	189
	Appendix D: Incomplete Sentences	191
	Appendix E: Submariner Frustration Test	193
	Appendix F: Submariner Tell-a-Story Test	194
	Appendix G: Submariner Stereotype Test	195
	Appendix H: Submariner Mirth Response Test	196
	Appendix I: Submariner Attitude Questionnaire	197
	Appendix J: Stress Research Proposal Evaluation Form	198
	Glossary of Stress-Related Terms and Acronyms	199
	References	205
	Index	213

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