Models of Stress and Adapting to Risk: A Life Course, Developmental Perspective

Catherine P. Bradshaw; George W. Rebok; Benjamin Zablotsky; Lareina N. LaFlair; Tamar Mendelson; William W. Eaton

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390445.003.0010

Models of Stress and Adapting to Risk: A Life Course, Developmental Perspective

Catherine P. Bradshaw, George W. Rebok, Benjamin Zablotsky, Lareina N. LaFlair, Tamar Mendelson, William W. Eaton

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This chapter explores the role of stress in the conduct of both public mental health research and practice. It begins with a discussion of the leading definitions and theories of stress proposed in relation to the experience of mental problems, followed by an examination of the multiple perspectives related to the measurement and study of stress. Given the ubiquitous nature of stress and its association with developmental challenges, this review is couched within a broader life course perspective. This perspective highlights the significance of both human development and the social context in examining the link between stress and mental health problems. The chapter identifies a range of developmental stressors spanning different life stages and describes their effects on mental health and adjustment problems.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Public Mental Health
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199950416
ISBN (Print)	9780195390445
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390445.003.0010
State	Published - Sep 20 2012

Keywords

Adjustment problems
Human development
Mental problems
Public mental health
Stress

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General Medicine

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