Know Thyself The Stress Release Program

Advises the reader on how to release stress by using what is called mindfullness. Based on current research evidence the principles and practices upon which it is based have been tested over many centuries. Chapters include knowing oneself, the fight or flight response, stress and performance, mind and body links, the practice itself, clinical uses of meditation, meditation as a spiritual practice, the exercises and the eight mindfulness tasks. Dr Hassed is well known for his work in teaching this method of relaxation to medical students at a University in Australia.

Written by experts, RELEASE YOUR WORRIES is just the tool you need to help you take control of your anxieties. The authors understand that what works for one person may not work for another. This is why they have drawn on simple yet effective techniques from a range of the most up-to-date psychological approaches, including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Narrative Therapy; Relaxation Therapy and Hypnotherapy; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Constructive Living; and Mindfulness-based strategies. Case studies illustrate key points, while exercises are included to guide you on the path to nurturing mind, body and spirit. With its clear, down-to-earth approach, RELEASE YOUR WORRIES will enable you to start making a positive difference in your life immediately.

Health promotion has been a relatively overlooked area in modern medical and health professional vocational curricula. This practical and informative book aims to redress the balance towards health promotion being a visible, integrated curricular component, with agreed principles on quality in health promotion teaching across various faculties. Experienced and enthusiastic writers with expertise in health promotion, public health and medical education explore how curricular structures can accommodate the discipline, providing examples of teaching sessions and methods of teaching health promotion within integrated curricula. 'Do not fear another dry discussion of how to stop patients smoking! This book takes a stimulatingly lateral view of the scope of the subject, goes a very long way to showing why it is essential to medical education, and gives good advice on how to support and develop both the subject and its tutors in today's medical schools.' From the Foreword by Amanda Howe.