Michael Hyland Books

Bodies can suffer stress even when a person is happy. Find out about the stresses you know about, the ones you don't, how they affect your body, how they make you ill, and what to do about it. In some cultures the concept of stress doesn't exist. But people in those cultures still experience stress. What is stress, how can we understand it, and how can we strip away the myths that surround it? These are the questions that leading health psychologist Michael E. Hyland addresses in Stress: All That Matters. He explains, among other things: - Why some get more stressed than others - How stress causes disease - Relaxation techniques that reduce stress - The place of stress in the story of human evolution and in society today. This is a rigorous yet compassionate introduction which will resonate with anyone experiencing the pressures of the twenty-first century.

Designed for practice nurses and doctors who run asthma clinics, this text will act as a practical guide to the psychological aspects of treatment which are crucial to the success of treatment regimens. Easily accessible and clinically relevant, this is a core text for the Asthma Training Council (ATC) course for practice nurses. A practical guide for doctors and nurses who run asthma clinics in the community Doctors and nurses minds are focused on the problems of asthma due to current professional and political debate

Utilizing the history of psychology, this student-friendly book offers insights into significant historical developments and contemporary challenges. It prompts readers to engage with pressing questions that influence modern life, fostering critical thinking about the evolution of psychological thought and its relevance today.