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© Vera Peiffer 1996
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FOR MY FRIENDS GEORGES AND LYN
CONTENTS
PART I STRESS – HOW IT HAPPENS
1 What Stress Is and What It Is Not
2 Are You a Stress-prone Type?
3 Questionnaire: Check Your Personality Stress Factors
PART II WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FALL INTO THE STRESS TRAP …
6 Mental and Emotional Reactions
8 Questionnaire: What Is Your Stress Level?
PART III … AND HOW TO CLIMB OUT OF THE STRESS TRAP
9 How To Stop Yourself from Overworking
10 So You Thought You Knew How to Breathe …
14 Dealing with Difficult People
