The stress test : how pressure can make you stronger and sharper / Ian Robertson.

By:

Robertson, Ian H

Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2017Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 241 pages ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781632867292
163286729X

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BF 575 .S75 R579 2017

Other classification:

SEL024000 | PSY020000 | BUS059000

Contents:

Why do engineers build bends in roads? -- What a New Zealand earthquake taught me about Nietzsche -- Rodin and the goalkeeper -- Sex and the suspension bridge -- How can stress make you smarter? -- Can too much happiness be bad for you?

Summary: Why is it that some people react to seemingly trivial emotional upsets--like failing an unimportant exam or tackling a difficult project at work--with distress, while others power through life-changing tragedies showing barely any emotional upset whatsoever? How do some people shine brilliantly at public speaking while others stumble with their words and seem on the verge of an anxiety attack? Why do some people sink into all-consuming depression when life has dealt them a poor hand, while in others it merely increases their resilience?

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Book	NMC Library	Stacks	BF 575 .S75 R579 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001444040

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index.

Why is it that some people react to seemingly trivial emotional upsets--like failing an unimportant exam or tackling a difficult project at work--with distress, while others power through life-changing tragedies showing barely any emotional upset whatsoever? How do some people shine brilliantly at public speaking while others stumble with their words and seem on the verge of an anxiety attack? Why do some people sink into all-consuming depression when life has dealt them a poor hand, while in others it merely increases their resilience?