Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Mar., 1991), pp. 123-144 (22 pages) The paper attempts to bring concepts developed in cognitive approaches to stress and coping to a model which ...

Many years ago, when my wife and I first made a home together with three children by a prior marriage, we encountered a problem. The kids complained that I was taking too much time in the shower in ...

"Simply put, coping mechanisms are the ways that any person handles stress, big emotions or challenging life transitions/situations," Dr. Narayan explains. "We all have them. They are the strategies ...

Recent findings from an NIH-funded study indicated brain patterns associated with resilient coping to stress. “This important finding points to specific brain adaptations that predict resilient ...

The problems created by the dual handicap of deaf-blind children have greater pervading ramifications for their families than most professionals are likely to perceive. From her experience as a ...

Some people spend years thinking their emotional strength comes from patience, caretaking, or the ability to stay calm during someone else’s storm. It takes a long time to realize that what felt like ...

Background: Families of high risk infants are more likely to experience family dysfunction. Little is known about the pattern of family function, resources, coping and distress over time. Objective: ...

Emotional eating, turning to food for comfort, stress relief, or distraction rather than to satisfy physical hunger—affects millions of people and often undermines otherwise successful health ...