Chapter Outline

I. Stress and Illness
     A. Initial Vulnerability
     B. Health Behaviors
II. Coping with Stress
     A. What is Coping?
     B. Personality and Coping
     C. Additional Coping Resources
     D. Coping Style
     E. Problem-Focused versus Emotion-Focused Coping
     F. Specific Coping Strategies
III. Coping and External Resources
IV. Social Support
     A. What Is Social Support?
     B. Effect of Social Support on Psychological Distress
     C. Effects of Social Support on Physiological and Neuroendocrine Responses to Stress
     D. Effect of Social Support on Illness and Health Habits
     E. Moderation of Stress by Social Support
     F. Enhancing Social Support
V. Coping Outcomes
VI. The Management of Stress
     A. Who Needs Stress Management?
     B. Basic Techniques of Stress Management
     C. A Stress Management Program
     D. Relaxation Training and Stress Management
     E. Supplementary Stress Management Skills

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