Coping and Health (Nato Conference Series)

ISBN 0-306-40422-2 Coping and Health ( NATO CONFERENCE SERIES ) Series III :Human Factors Edited By Seymour Levine and Holger Ursin Plenum Coping a key concept in the behavioral sciences -has been used in attempts to understand the nature of the individual's response to life's hazards and stressful situations . The concept of coping tends to be circular in its definition ;thus ,an individual who is apparently capable of dealing effectively with stressful experiences is said to be coping. Coping and Health presents a detailed examination of current on the biological , psychological and social aspect of coping This volume explores the psychobiology of coping ,and offers critical and detailed account of learning processes involved in coping ,and psychosomatic problems .