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If you were to ask a dozen people to define stress, or explain what causes stress for them, or how stress affects them, you would likely get 12 different answers to each of these requests...
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Stress is difficult for scientists to define because it is a highly subjective phenomenon that differs for each of us. Things that are distressful for some individuals can be pleasurable for others.
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Just as stress is different for each of us there is no stress reduction strategy that is a panacea. Jogging and other aerobic exercises, different types of meditation, prayer, yoga and tai chi are great for many people but...
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The wisdom of the ages, anecdotal reports, numerous clinical studies, a wealth of epidemiologic data on death rates in married, single and divorced individuals...
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It's normal to feel depressed following the loss of a loved one or during other sad and stressful situations but this type of despondency tends to gradually diminish...
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Numerous studies show that job stress is far and away the major source of stress for American adults and that it has escalated progressively over the past few decades. Increased levels of job stress...
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The relationship between stress, heart disease and sudden death has been recognized since antiquity. The incidence of heart attacks and sudden death have been shown to increase...
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"Stress, "Pressure", "Tension", and "Anxiety" are often synonymous. Therefore, it is not surprising that hypertension is viewed by many as also being indicative of a state of ...
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We customarily use stress as a variant or shortened form for distress. However, it can also refer to pleasurable stimuli or events, which Selye labeled "eustress"...
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My interest in stress and cancer began around 55 years ago, when I had a Fellowship at Hans Selye's Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery at the...
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