"Innumerable authoritative sources have proclaimed that job stress is now the nation's leading adult health problem... It is my contention that certain essential steps need to be taken in dealing with stress. To begin wi..."Innumerable authoritative sources have proclaimed that job stress is now the nation's leading adult health problem... It is my contention that certain essential steps need to be taken in dealing with stress. To begin with, it is important to develop an understanding of this phenomenon in terms of what it is and how it can affect the human organism. Following this, there is a need to identify its causes and contributing causes (stressors). If this can be accomplished, then one i in a better position to adopt a lifestyle that will help to prevent the onset of stress. However, try as one may to do this, there are likely to be certain life events and daily hassles that will bring about stressful conditions. When this occurs, it becomes necessary to know how to cope with it. It is the intent of this book to fulfill the above needs"--preface.