Few publications have changed the landscape of contemporary psychology more than Richard Lazarus and Susan Folkman's landmark work, Stress, Appraisal, and Coping. Its publication in 1984 set the course for years of research on the dynamic processes of psychological stress and coping in human beings. Now more than a quarter-century later, The Oxford Handbook of Stress, Health, and Coping pushes the field even further with a comprehensive overview of the newest and best work in this dynamic subject. Edited by Susan Folkman and comprising chapters by the field's leading scientists, this new volume details the expanded knowledge base that has emerged from extensive research on stress and coping processes over the last several decades. Featuring 22 topic-based chapters -- including two by Folkman -- this volume offers unprecedented coverage of the two primary research topics related to stress and coping: mitigating stress-related harms and sustaining well-being in the face of stress. Both topics are addressed within their relevant contexts, including chronic illness, calamity, bereavement, and social hardship. The Oxford Handbook of Stress, Health, and Coping is an essential reference work for students, practitioners, and researchers across the fields of health psychology, medicine, and palliative care. Part One: Overview and Introduction 1. Susan Folkman: Stress, Health, and Coping: An Overview Part Two: Developmental Perspectives on Stress and Coping 2. Carolyn Aldwin: Stress and Coping across the Lifespan 3. Ellen A. Skinner and Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck: Perceived Control and the Development of Coping Part Three: Social Aspects of Stress and Coping 4. Vicki S. Helgeson: Gender, Stress, and Coping 5. Shelley E. Taylor: Affiliation and Stress 6. Tracey A. Revenson and Anita DeLongis: Couples Coping with Chronic Illness Part Four: Models of Stress, Coping, and Positive and Negative Outcomes 7. Stevan E. Hobfoll: Conservation of Resources Theory: Its Implication for Stress, Health, and Resilience 8. Margaret S. Stroebe: Coping with Bereavement 9. Alex J. Zautra and John W. Reich: Resilience: The Meanings, Methods, and Measures of a Fundamental Characteristic of Human Adaptation 10. Michele M. Tugade: Positive Emotions, Coping, and Resilience 11. Sonja Lyubomirsky: Hedonic Adaptation to Positive and Negative Experiences Part Five: Coping Processes and Positive and Negative Outcomes 12. Crystal L. Park: Meaning, Coping, and Health and Well-Being 13. Kenneth I. Pakenham: Benefit Finding and Sense Making in Chronic Illness 14. Kenneth I. Pargament: Religion and Coping: The Current State of Knowledge 15. Gail Ironson and Heidemarie Kremer: Coping, Spirituality, and Health in HIV 16. Carsten Wrosch: Self-Regulation of Unattainable Goals and Pathways to Quality of Life 17. Lisa G. Aspinwall: Future-Oriented Thinking, Proactive Coping, and the Management of Potential Threats to Health and Well-Being Part Six: Assessing Coping: New Technologies and Concepts 18. Annette L. Stanton: Regulating Emotions during Stressful Experiences: The Adaptive Utility of Coping through Emotional Approach 19. Mark D. Litt, Howard Tennen, and Glenn Affleck: The Dynamics of Stress, Coping, and Health: Assessing Stress and Coping Processes in Near Real Time Part Seven: Coping Interventions 20. Judith Tedlie Moskowitz: Coping Interventions and the Regulation of Positive Affect 21. Michael H. Antoni: Stress, Coping, and Health in HIV/AIDS Part Eight: Conclusions and Future Directions 22. Susan Folkman: Stress, Health, and Coping: Synthesis, Commentary, and Future Directions Susan Folkman, Ph.D., is Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and Distinguished Professor of Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Peter E. Nathan is the University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology.