Stress and Coping - Practical Health Psychology

2026-07-062026-07-06Behavioural theory, Interventions, Mental Health, Self-regulation, Stress and Coping

The Integrative Model of Adjustment to Continuous Challenges (IMACC): understanding and supporting biopsychosocial adjustment

By Lis Dreijer Hammond, Aalborg University (DK), Christian Karlsen Hansen & Martin Lehmkuhl Kristensen, Rehabilitation Centre for Refugees, North Jutland Regional Health Services (DK) and Chalotte Glintborg, Aalborg University (DK) When illness or major negative life events occur, life often […]

2023-02-012026-01-30Motivation, Planning, Stress and Coping

Staying well at work by job crafting

by Janne Kaltiainen and Jari Hakanen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland What parts of my work do I find motivating, engaging and most beneficial for my well-being? What can I do to get more of these things in my […]

2022-08-042025-11-04Self-regulation, Stress and Coping

Make or break: the importance of breaks in healthcare

By Julia Allan, Aberdeen University, Scotland Modern life is hectic. We live in an increasingly ‘switched on’ digital world where periods of true respite from work are rare. Many people regularly work for lengthy periods and this is particularly the […]

2021-11-252025-11-04Assessment, Communication, Illness representation, Stress and Coping

Helping patients manage their condition: Illness representations matter

By Yael Benyamini, Tel Aviv University, Israel and Evangelos C. Karademas, University of Crete, Greece Anna and Mary are both healthy 45-year-old women, living in a large European city. Each of them knows several people who have contracted COVID-19 and […]

2020-10-012025-11-04Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Goal setting, Habit, Mental Health, Planning, Self-regulation, Stress and Coping

Μένοντας καλά ενώ μένετε στο σπίτι

Από Δρ Federica Picariello και Professor Rona Moss-Morris, King’s College London, the UK. Μέσα σε κάποιες εβδομάδες σε όλο τον κόσμο, η καθημερινή ζωή άλλαξε δραματικά και η αβεβαιότητα κατέλαβε το μέλλον μας μετά την πανδημία COVID-19. Πέρα από την […]

2020-03-092025-11-04Assessment, Stress and Coping

The importance of assessing clients’ coping strategies

By Nadia Garnefski and Vivian Kraaij, Department of Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands “Rob has just heard that he has HIV (negative event). He thinks that he is the one to blame for this (self-blame) and he avoids seeing […]

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