Humphrey is the author or co-author of 15 books about stress, and editor of some 20 others. Designed for college students taking courses on stress management, this text provides a broad overview of the topic. Coverage includes a general overview of what stress is; the emotional aspect of personality; the influences of nutrition and diet, physical activity and exercise, fatigue and sleep, gender differences, and substance abuse on stress; stress in children and older adults; job stress; and stress reduction methods--relaxation, mediation, biofeedback, self-modification of behavior, and systematic self-desensitization. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR