The Mystery of Human Context and Coping: An Unraveling of Clues

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-88

  Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Coping; Intervention programs; Life stressors; Social context

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL STRESS; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036483359     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014372101550     Document Type: Article

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