The teacher's ultimate stress mastery guide : 77 proven prescriptions to build your resilience /: 77 proven prescriptions to build your resilience. ([2010])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jack Singer.
• Authors: Singer, Jack
• Other Names: Ontario Principals' Council.
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Part I. Understanding the Real Causes of Your Stress; 1. How Stress Can Kick the Health Out of You; Learning Objectives; Tales of a Saber-Toothed Tiger; The Incredible Mind-Body Connection; Some Stress Is Actually Good for You; Action Plan for Stress Mastery; References; 2. How Life Events and Changes Can Impact Stress and Illness; Learning Objectives; Your Recent Life Changes Score and Its Interpretations; The Life Event Stressors Inherent in Teaching; Action Plan for Stress Mastery; References; 3. How to Recognize the Real Culprit: Your Internal Critic; Learning Objectives; The Origins of Our Belief Systems; Our Self-Talk and Our Emotions; Expose and Dispose of Your Internal Critic; Action Plan for Stress Mastery; References; 4. How to Thrive Despite Being Genetically Wired With Stress-Prone Personality Traits; Learning Objectives; Two Personality Types That Promote Stress; You Can Start Modifying Some of Your Type-A Behaviors Today!; You Can Start Modifying Some of Your People-Pleasing Behaviors Today!; Action Plan for Stress Mastery; References; 5. How to Deflect Stressors: Both Carefully Planned Plus Warp-Speed Techniques; Learning Objectives; Recognize Your Thinking Patterns; The Thinking Pattern Worksheet (TPW); A Thought-Stopping Technique; A Calming-Breathing Technique; Write-It-Down Technique; Worry-Time Technique; Make a Contrac With Yourself; Action Plan for Stress Mastery; References; Part II. Prescriptions for Building Your Psychological Immunity to Stress; 6. How to Harness the Power Within and Inoculate Yourself Against the Impact of Inevitable Stressors; Learning Objectives; How to Begin the Inoculation Process; How to Build Resilience to Stress: The Three Cs of Stress Hardiness; How to Build a Sense of Self-Efficacy; How to Use the Power of Goal Setting to Stay Focused Despite Stress Provocations; The Power of Desire, Imagination, and Expectation; How to Use the Power of Positive Affirmations to Develop the Three Cs and Accomplish Your Goals; Action Plan for Stress Mastery; References; 7. How Fun and Laughter Can Inoculate You: Jest for the Health of It!; Learning Objectives; The Legacy of Norman Cousins; The Legacy of My Dad, Bill Singer; What Do You Really Get Out of Laughing?; Today’s Upsets are Tomorrow’s Laughs; Lighten Up Your Classroom; Lighten Up Both Your School and Your Life; Action Plan for Stress Mastery; References; 8. How to Become and Remain a Resilient Person; Learning Objectives; Learning to Become Optimistic; How to Bring More Joy and Happiness Into Your Life; More Behavioral Prescriptions to Build Resiliency; Action Plan for Stress Mastery; References; Resource A. Glossary of Acronyms; Resource B. 77 Behavioral Prescriptions to Master Stress and Build Your Resilience; Resource C. A Deep-Muscle Relaxation Technique; Resource D. Web Sites Resources on Classroom Management; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 371.1001/9; Teachers -- Job stress; Stress management; EDUCATION / Administration / General; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; Stress management; Teachers -- Job stress; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452213057; 1452213054
• Related ISBNs: 9781412970938; 1412970938; 9781412970921; 141297092X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 5, 2015)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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