Because of rapid changes in work environments from technological advances and a myriad of economic, social and other factors, this ongoing transformation of work stress creates a moving target for this subject. In order to give structure to this fluid environment, this texts presents a conceptual model of work stress outlined in chapter one. This model conceptualizes work stress as a process. It not only serves as an organizing framework for the book, but also serves to integrate a variety of research streams within a unified conceptual umbrella throughout the text.While many popular press books deal with issues of stress in the workplace, their target audience has typically be managers and administrators, not work psychologists or psychologists-in-training. This text is written by working psychologists focused at the level of the individual worker. It critically reviews the literature across the broad domain of work stress in a fairly non-technical manner, while retaining scientific integrity. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.