Comprehensive Stress Management

Professor in the Department of Public and Community Health at the University of Maryland. Dr. Greenberg earned his baccalaureate and masters degrees from The City College of New York, and then continued his education at Syracuse University where he earned his doctorate. Dr. Greenberg taught at Syracuse University, Boston University, and the State University of New York at Buffalo before accepting his current position at the University of Maryland in 1979. Dr. Greenberg has written over 50 books on such topics as elder care, health, stress management, physical fitness, sexuality, and methods of health education. In addition, he has published over 80 articles in professional journals and lay magazines. Among Dr. Greenberg's honors are included: the University of Maryland Service-Learning Advocate of Year Award for 2003-2004; the American School Health Association's Distinguished Service Award; selection as Alliance Scholar by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; the Presidential Citation, the Certificate of Appreciation, and the Scholar Award of the American Association for Health Education; selection for inclusion in Who's Who in America, Outstanding Young Men of America, and Who's Who in World Jewry. Dr. Greenberg has also served on the editorial boards of the professional journals Health Education and The Journal of School Health and as a reviewer for other professional journals. In addition, Dr. Greenberg has conducted stress management workshops for professional, business, and lay organizations throughout the United States.

Part 1 Scientific Foundations
Chapter 1 What Is Stress?
Chapter 2 Stress Psychophysiology
Chapter 3 Stress and Illness/Disease
Chapter 4 Stress and the College Student

Part 2 General Applications: Life-Situation and Perception Interventions
Chapter 5 Intervention
Chapter 6 Life-Situation Interventions: Intrapersonal
Chapter 7 Life-Situation Interventions: Interpersonal
Chapter 8 Perception Interventions
Chapter 9 Spirituality and Stress

Part 3 General Applications: Relaxation Techniques
Chapter 10 Meditation
Chapter 11 Autogenic Training, Imagery, and Progressive Relaxation
Chapter 12 Other Relaxation Techniques

Part 4 General Applications: Physiological Arousal and Behavior Change Interventions
Chapter 13 Physiological Arousal Interventions
Chapter 14 Strategies for Decreasing Stressful Behaviors
Chapter 15 Diversity and Stress

Part 5 Specific Applications
Chapter 16 Occupational Stress
Chapter 17 Family Stress