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About the Book

This book is a collection of useful articles in the area of stress and coping. The articles are organised into two sections—stress process and coping process. This book has represented mainly the collaborative effort of the research scholars and the teachers of the department of Psychology, A.M.U., Aligarh. The insights and information provided by the contributors collectively make a rich source of accurate data on this fascinating subject. This book is intended as a primary source for graduate students who are studying course on health psychology and for stress management professionals. An attempt has been made to synthesise stress and its management findings of the past five years. For the psychologists, it can be guide to the most pertinent findings related to the sources and effects of stress, and stress management.

About the Editors

Dr. Akbar Husain (D. Litt.) is Professor in the Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India). Recently, he has completed the tenure of Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He is the author, co-author and editor of 39 books and 155 empirical and theoretical papers, and 101 chapters in edited books. Prof. Husain has supervised thesis to 4 Post Doctoral Fellows, 35 Ph.D. thesis and 10 M.Phil. dissertations. He is an acronym lover, introduces a number of psychological concepts in books, edited volumes and proceedings of the conferences for conducting researches in the field of psychology. He has standardized a number of psychological tests. Prof. Husain delivered keynote addresses, invited lectures/talk, in the national and international conferences/seminars, refresher courses, orientation programmes and workshops. Professor Husain received Sir Syed Innovation Award 2018 for being the Outstanding Researcher of the Year. E-mail: profakbar6@gmail.com

Mohd. Ilyas Khan, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim Uni-versity, Aligarh. He has served as Pool Officer with CSIR. He has published numerous research papers and articles in the area of Experi-mental-Personality psychology, Stress and Health.