Table of content
Foreword
Authors’ bionotes
List of figures
Table of content
Part 1 - Stress description
Chapter I - Introduction
Chapter II - Conceptualization of Stress
1.Introduction
2.Selye and his concept – the beginning
3.Further developments – biological and psychological dimension
4.Occupational stress – modern understanding
5.From homeostasis to allostasis
6.Common effects of chronic psychosocial stress
7.Stress-vulnerability and the concept of epigenetics
8.Conclusion
References
Chapter III - The Cycle of Stress
1.Introduction
2-Stress types / psychological dimension
3-The neurophysiological process / Physiological dimension
4- Influence of the psychological and physiological dimensions / behavioral dimension
5-Additional considerations: Genetics and Epigenetics
6-Conclusion
References
Chapter IV - Animal models in neuroscience: A focus on stress
1.Introduction
2. The stress response
3. Stress alters anxiety, depression and cognitive function
4. Neural effects of stress
5. Ethical considerations
6. Conclusions
References
Part II - Stress assessment
Chapter V - Physiological assessment of the state of mental stress at work
1.Introduction
2.Heart rate variation
3.Heart-rate variability
4.Blood pressure
5.Respiratory frequency
6.Skin conductance or resistivity
6.Salivary alpha-amylase
7.Salivary cortisol
8.Cytokine
9.Ethics
10.Conclusions
References
Chapter VI - Psychological assessment of the state of mental stress at work
1.Introduction
2-Validity of questionnaires for self-assessment of stress
3-Questionnaires for self-assessment of stress state
4-Overall limits of questionnaires
5-Deontology and Ethics
6-Conclusion
References
Chapter VII - Stress Assessment in Daily Life Using the Experience Sampling Method
1.Introduction
2. Stress assessment using the experience sampling method
3. Summary and Conclusions
References
Chapter VIII - Psychosocial risks at work: fundamentals and stakes
1.Introduction
2.Definitions
3.PSRs and stress
4.PSRs and stakes
5.Conclusions
References
Chapter IX - Psychosocial risks at work: Outlines of the evaluation approach
1.Introduction
2.The analyst's posture
3. General Principles
4. Methodological conclusions
References
Chapter X - Assessment of Psychosocial Risks: methods
1.Introduction
2. Proposal of applied methods
3.Impact of the PSR evaluation on the management
4.Feedback from interventions
5. Conclusions
References
Chapter XI - Assessment of Psychosocial Risks: questionnaire review
1.Introduction
2.Questionnaires
3. Conclusions
References
Chapter XII - Visualizing results of a Psychosocial Risks assessment through questionnaires
1.Introduction
2.Description of the case study
3.Categorisation of questionnaire items
4.Verification of categorisation consistency – adjustment
5.Visualisation of results
6.Comparative analysis of results over time
7.Conclusions
References
Part III - Using stress at work
Chapter XIII - Leadership styles: work stress and related outcomes - health outcomes
1.Introduction
2.Positive leadership definitions
3. Redundancy in the concepts, conceptual overlap, and issues with the more recent positive forms of leadership
4.Review of the evidence base
5. Conclusion
References
Chapter XIV- Leadership styles and related outcomes - practical suggestions
1.Introduction
2.Key advice for organisations
3. Key advice for leaders
4.Key advice for followers
5.Conclusion
References
Chapter XV - Occupational training, competencies and stress
1.Introduction
2.The constraints of simulation
3.Generating acute stress
4.Difficulty in generating high-intensity acute stress conditions
5.Generating the behavior of the actual operational situation
6.Ethics – precautions
7.Conclusions
References
Chapter XVI - Stress adjustment as a criterion for hiring in high-risk jobs
1. Stress and high-risk jobs
2.Stress adjustment as a criterion for hiring?
3.Stress’s adjustment assessment in the French Air Force (FAF)
4.Concluding remarks
References
Part IV - Macro description of stress
Chapter XVII - Cross-cultural ideas on stress
1.Introduction
2.Culture and stress
3.Culture, work and stress
4.Culture, work and stress coping
5.Conclusions
References
Chapter XVIII - Stress in different professional sectors
1.Introduction
2.Occupational stress in the world
3.Occupational stress with time
4.Conclusions
References
Chapter XIX - The impact of stress among undergraduate students: supporting resilience and wellbeing early in career progression
1.Introduction
2.Prevalence of psychological distress among undergraduates
3.Student stress and burnout
4.What are the challenges to mental health faced by students?
5.Response to the changing needs of students from Higher Education
6.Student wellbeing, resources and resilience: Impact on future careers
7.Interventions to increase wellbeing, resilience and success
8.Conclusion
References
Part V - Dealing with stress
Chapter XX - Stress Prevention Measures in the Workplace
1.Defining stress
2.Defining burnout
3.Why work is stressful?
4.Types of intervention
5.Why prevention?
6.Conclusions - What are the solutions?
References
Chapter XXI - Stress management
1.Forms and intensity of stress
2.From acute stress to crisis management
3.Stress management strategies
4.Conclusion
References
Chapter XXII - Stress and resilience in the workplace
1.Introduction
2.Defining stress
3.What is resilience?
4. Employee Wellbeing / resilience interventions
5. Potential consequences of resilience training
6. Practical suggestions
7. Conclusion
References
Chapter XXIII - Pharmacology for stress
1.Introduction
2. Psychotropic drugs
3.Therapeutic drug monitoring and Pharmacovigilance
4.Dependency
5.Rates of use
5.Conclusions
References
Chapter XXIV – Conclusion
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