Breznitz, Shlomo

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BREZNITZ, Shlomo

BREZNITZ, Shlomo. Israeli (born Czech Republic), b. 1936. Genres: Psychology. Career: University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, professor of psychology, 1974-, rector, 1975-77, director of R.D. Wolfe Center for the Study of Psychological Stress, 1979-. New School for Social Research, professor, 1985-. Publications: (ed. with L. Goldberger) Handbook of Stress, 1982, 2nd ed, 1993; Stress in Israel, 1982; Denial of Stress, 1983; Cry Wolf: The Psychology of False Alarms, 1984; Memory Fields, 1993. Address: 19 Hakhsharat Hayishuv, 34985 Haifa, Israel.