Stress is something everyone must endure.

To combat it we have to find the cause, confront it and control it. Easier said than done but just knowing the negative effects stress can have on our lives we have to try to understand stress, recognize the symptoms, pinpoint the sources, manage it, reduce it and perhaps most importantly, recover from it.

Mind Tools’ Stress Management Masterclass is a comprehensive resource on stress. With nearly 200 pages, the Stress Management Masterclass shows participants how to:

• Understand Stress
• Pin-Point the Sources of Stress in Your Life
• Cope with Work Overload
• Survive Problem Jobs
• Work Successfully With Powerful People
• Reduce Co-Worker and Team Stress
• Manage Performance Stress
• Reduce Stress With Rational Thinking
• Build Defences Against Stress, and
• Avoid or Recover From Burnout
  
  The Stress Management Masterclass is complete with resources, exercises, tried and true tips and techniques, all aimed at combating stress once and for all.
  
  This practical course shows you how to win control of your job and career, build positive relationships with powerful people and co-workers and thrive under intense pressure. Click here to find out more about Mind Tools' Stress Management Masterclass.
  
  Warning: Stress can cause severe health problems and, in extreme cases, can cause death. While these stress management techniques have been shown to have a positive effect on reducing stress, they are for guidance only, and readers should take the advice of suitably qualified health professionals if they have any concerns over stress-related illnesses or if stress is causing significant or persistent unhappiness. Health professionals should also be consulted before any major change in diet or levels of exercise.