Role of Stress in Psychological Disorders

ROLE OF STRESS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS......Page 2
ROLE OF STRESS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
ABSTRACT......Page 14
INTRODUCTION......Page 15
CONCEPTUALISING STRESS......Page 17
Stressors......Page 18
The Stress Process......Page 20
Stress Sequelae......Page 22
The Distribution of Stressors......Page 25
CONCLUSION......Page 26
REFERENCES......Page 27
ABSTRACT......Page 34
INTRODUCTION......Page 35
Family Stress and Resilience at Immigration......Page 36
WELFARE RECIPIENTS AMONG IMMIGRANTS TO ISRAEL......Page 38
Sample and Procedure......Page 39
Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes-FILE......Page 41
Psychological Adjustment and Family Crises......Page 42
Satisfaction Level......Page 43
Feelings......Page 45
DISCUSSION......Page 48
REFERENCES......Page 51
PREVALENCE OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS AND EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AMONG ISRAELI ADOLESCENTS EXPOSED TO ONGOING TERRORISM......Page 56
INTRODUCTION......Page 57
PREVALENCE OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS (PTS) AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AFTER TERRORIST ATTACKS......Page 58
Single versus Ongoing Exposure to Terror......Page 59
Gender and Age as Mediating Factors......Page 60
Implications for Our Present Research, Aims and Hypotheses......Page 61
Measures......Page 62
Procedures......Page 64
RESULTS......Page 65
Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress and Mental Health Problems......Page 66
Differences in Mental Health Outcomes According to Level and Area of Exposure......Page 67
Differences in Mental Health Outcomes According to Gender and Age......Page 72
Prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress and Emotional and Behavioral Problems......Page 75
Differences According to Types of Population as Regards Location and Exposure Level......Page 76
Gender and Age as Mediating Factors......Page 78
Study Limitations......Page 79
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS......Page 80
REFERENCES......Page 81
ABSTRACT......Page 86
INTRODUCTION......Page 87
Physical Health and Injury......Page 90
Cognition and Language......Page 93
Psychological Effects and Behavioral Correlates......Page 94
CONCLUSION......Page 99
REFERENCES......Page 103
ABSTRACT......Page 112
INTRODUCTION......Page 113
TYPES OF STRESS......Page 115
COPING STRATEGIES, EATING DISTURBANCES, AND SELF-REGULATION......Page 116
REDUCING STRESS......Page 119
CONCLUSION......Page 121
REFERENCES......Page 122
ABSTRACT......Page 126
INTRODUCTION......Page 127
A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE TYPICAL CAUSAL MODELS OF ROLE STRESS RESEARCH......Page 129
THEORY IMPLICATIONS OF QUESTIONING CAUSALITY......Page 133
METHOD IMPLICATIONS......Page 134
REFERENCES......Page 137
ABSTRACT......Page 142
INTRODUCTION......Page 143
RESEARCH APPROACHES OPENING UP FOR POSITIVE CONSEQUENCES OF ROLE STRESS......Page 145
WHEN THE POSITIVE OF ROLE STRESS IS HIDDEN IN CURVILINEAR REPRESENTATIONS OF DATA......Page 146
WHEN PARTIAL MEDIATION SEPARATES THE NEGATIVE FROM THE POSITIVE......Page 147
WHEN IT IS ALL ABOUT THE INTERACTION FOR UNDERSTANDING PERFORMANCE......Page 148
REFERENCES......Page 149
INDEX......Page 154