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A 4 page paper which attempts to define a term that is subject to varying interpretation through examples, illustrations, description, comparison/contrast and analogy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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et al, 2002, p. 46). You dont have to be a practicing physician to diagnose this condition as stress. This is a term the average person typically hears
at least once a day. Its a malady that is indiscriminate in terms of striking anyone regardless of race, age, gender, or generation. Everyone seems to know what
stress is and yet its definition remains elusive because it is so completely subjective and dependent upon ever-changing variables. Stress is a term that encompasses a myriad of perspectives,
from scientific (physiological and psychological) to social (Feeg, 2002). It can be defined in complex and convoluted ways, but simply stated, stress is "a mental and physical response the
body automatically makes to change or face a challenge" (Stress: Symptoms and Solutions, 1994, p. 11). Although the concept of stress is by now an all-too-familiar one, few people
had heard of it back in the 1950s and 60s when researchers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Stanford University and the Rockefeller University began studying and subsequently identifying
the major stress characteristics (Salzano, 2003). They collectively concluded that, "Stress is exacerbated if there is no outlet for frustration, no sense of control, no social support and no
impression that something better will follow" (Salzano, 2003, p. 88). It can be described as a sensation of overwhelming helplessness or the feeling that lifes obstacles are too formidable
to surmount. It can be triggered by anything the sufferer identifies as threatening or frightening. Examples of stress can be found everywhere and in everything. Health issues are
stressful as in the debilitating illness of a loved one or in the exorbitant costs of healthcare. Stress is commonly experienced in interpersonal relationships such as that between spouses,
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