What is Stress?

People have very different ideas with respect to their definition of stress. Probably the most common is, “physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension”. Another popular definition of stress is, “a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.”

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Stress is ubiquitous and follows us everywhere. Since there is simply no avoiding it, the task for mental health professionals has become to further our understanding to improve management in our patients and in ourselves.

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The official podcast of The American Institute of Stress, finding Contentment focuses on stress and stress-related issues and features interviews with healthcare practitioners, stress experts, and professionals with expertise in stress research and management.

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Effects of Stress

Stress differs for each of us. We respond to stress
differently. There are numerous physical as well as
emotional responses as illustrated by our list of 50
common signs and symptoms of stress.

What is Stress?

There is no definition of stress that everyone
agrees on, what is stressful for one person may be
pleasurable or have little effect on others. We all
react to stress differently.

Workplace Stress

Numerous surveys and studies confirm that
occupational pressures and fears are far and away
the leading source of stress for American adults and
that these have steadily increased over the past few decades.

America's # 1
Health Problem

Contemporary stress tends to be more pervasive, persistent
and insidious because it stems primarily from psychological
rather than from physical threats. It is associated with ingrained
and immediate reactions over which we have no control that were
originally designed to be beneficial.

Stress Management

There is no stress reduction strategy that is a panacea.
The key to reducing stress is to prevent it. Getting enough
sleep, a proper diet, avoiding excess caffeine and other
stimulants and taking time out to relax may be
helpful in this regard.

What is Stress?

If Life Were Easy They Would Have Asked For Volunteers

Stress is ubiquitous and follows us everywhere. Since there is simply no avoiding it, the task for mental health professionals has become to further our understanding to improve management in our patients and in ourselves.

Are You Stressed?

Take a short test and find out how badly your specific stressors affect you. Receive a free workbook where you can fully understand your test results and what to do about the areas where stress affects you.

Combat Stress Magazine

Contentment Magazine

Finding Contentment

Get started on your path to stress awareness and recovery

Learn to channel your stress for energy

Take control of your mind with a course in meditation and more

StressStop

Buy with confidence from the field’s best stress product store. All purchases shop from StressStop and include a donation to AIS.

Join the American Institute of Stress

How can you help?

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Looking for answers? You have to ask the right questions.

Take our Stress Mastery Questionnaire to find answers and life-changing solutions. Just $17.95.

Body Electric Documentary DVD

The American Institute of Stress is an executive producer of Body Electric: Electroceuticals and the Future of Medicine, a documentary film aimed to revolutionize the way we think about health and the human body. Buy a digital copy for $9.95.

Effects of Stress

Stress differs for each of us. We respond to stress differently. There are numerous physical as well as emotional responses as illustrated by our list of 50 common signs and symptoms of stress.

What is Stress?

There is no definition of stress that everyone agrees on, what is stressful for one person may be pleasurable or have little effect on others. We all react to stress differently.

Workplace Stress

Numerous surveys and studies confirm that occupational pressures and fears are far and away the leading source of stress for American adults and that these have steadily increased over the past few decades.

America's # 1 Health Problem

Contemporary stress tends to be more pervasive, persistent and insidious because it stems primarily from psychological rather than from physical threats. It is associated with ingrained and immediate reactions over which we have no control that were originally designed to be beneficial.

Stress Management

There is no stress reduction strategy that is a panacea. The key to reducing stress is to prevent it. Getting enough sleep, a proper diet, avoiding excess caffeine and other stimulants and taking time out to relax may be helpful in this regard.

What is Stress?

If Life Were Easy They Would Have Asked For Volunteers

Stress is ubiquitous and follows us everywhere. Since there is simply no avoiding it, the task for mental health professionals has become to further our understanding to improve management in our patients and in ourselves.

Are You Stressed?

Take a short test and find out how badly your specific stressors affect you. Receive a free workbook where you can fully understand your test results and what to do about the areas where stress affects you.

Combat Stress Magazine

Contentment Magazine

Finding Contentment

Get started on your path to stress awareness and recovery

Learn to channel your stress for energy

Take control of your mind with a course in meditation and more

StressStop

Buy with confidence from the field’s best stress product store. All purchases shop from StressStop and include a donation to AIS.

Join the American Institute of Stress

How can you help?

Latest Blog Posts

Stress less about fireworks on the Fourth of July

Mindful hypnotherapy may reduce stress

Live in the moment, but also plan for future stress

Stress differs for each of us. We respond to stress
differently. There are numerous physical as well as
emotional responses as illustrated by our list of 50
common signs and symptoms of stress.

There is no definition of stress that everyone
agrees on, what is stressful for one person may be
pleasurable or have little effect on others. We all
react to stress differently.

Numerous surveys and studies confirm that
occupational pressures and fears are far and away
the leading source of stress for American adults and
that these have steadily increased over the past few decades.

America's # 1
Health Problem

Contemporary stress tends to be more pervasive, persistent
and insidious because it stems primarily from psychological
rather than from physical threats. It is associated with ingrained
and immediate reactions over which we have no control that were
originally designed to be beneficial.

There is no stress reduction strategy that is a panacea.
The key to reducing stress is to prevent it. Getting enough
sleep, a proper diet, avoiding excess caffeine and other
stimulants and taking time out to relax may be
helpful in this regard.