Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:413-420
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
Mastery of stress: psychosocial aspects
G Caplan
Psychological stress may increase an individual's vulnerability to mental
and physical illness. This may be prevented if the individual receives
social support in mastering the stressful situation in the form of
cognitive guidance that compensates for the inevitable reduction in his
problem-solving capacity caused by stress-induced emotional arousal. This
guidance should also help the individual or compensate for this arousal and
enable him to come to terms with inescapable changes in his life produced
by the experience. Empirical researches confirm that exposure to high
stress by individuals receiving adequate support does not increase the risk
of mental and physical illness.
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