Controllability awareness in professionals under the threat of terror: Chronic versus acute community stress

Journal of Trauma Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Somer, Eli ^a   Weitzman, Aviva Zrihan ^a,b   Heth, Josephine Todrank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Department of Social Services ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Chronic stress; Controllability; Physical and psychological symptoms; Stress tolerance; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987980239     PISSN: 15362922     EISSN: 15362930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J189v03n01_01     Document Type: Article

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