Riley, Anne W.2015-06-292015-06-291985http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53896This research investigates the question of how people undertake health behavior change. It attempts to define what people experience and do during the process of changing health related aspects of their lives. The question of how people make health relevant changes in, their habits and actions has become increasingly important as the responsibility for one's health has shifted from the medical care system to the individual...v, 237 leavesapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightLD5655.V856 1985.R543Stress (Physiology)Behavior therapyWorks councilsHealth behaviorThe processes of self management in coping with stressDissertation