Noun

Singular stress

Plural countable and uncountable; plural stresses

stress (countable and uncountable; plural stresses)

  1. (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ
  2. (countable, physics) externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
  3. (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
    Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.
  4. (uncountable, phonetics) The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
    Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.
  5. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
  6. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

Synonyms

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Wed Feb 10 22:39:04 2010

Stress is a term in psychology and biology, first coined in the 1930s, which has in more recent decades become a commonplace of popular parlance. It refers to the consequence of the failure of an organismhuman or animal – to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats, whether actual or imagined.

Stress symptoms commonly include a state of alarm and adrenaline production, short-term resistance as a coping mechanism, and exhaustion, as well as irritability, muscular tension, inability to concentrate and a variety of physiological reactions such as headache and elevated heart rate.

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Sun Feb 7 21:35:18 2010

How come medicine hasn't found a measurable scale for the effects of stress on the heart and rest of the body?
Q. I really think stress is worse than cholesteral ever thought about being.
Asked by Pale Rider - Wed Jan 17 15:11:36 2007 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments

A. There are hormones that are increased during stress that are measurable, such as cortisol. The hormone is very important for the body to handle acute stress. Medicine has plenty of ways to measure all these and that's not the main problem today. The problem is that people depend on pills so much and they forget how to stay healthy by natural ways- exercise, healthy mentality, good rest and proper diet.
Answered by wonderbar - Wed Jan 17 16:56:45 2007

Sometimes I feel very headache when I lack of sleep or stress. Are there any medicine to treat?
Q. when I take that medicine, is it made my memorize get worse? now i am only 25 years old, but i am easy to forget thing, i don't know why?
Asked by Beauty - Thu Apr 16 20:44:12 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In my opinion...and I'm not in the medical field nor do I ever plan on entering the field...but through my own years of research I can tell you that I do not trust medication. When you think about it...how would you explain that people who lived before us survived some of the the craziest times in history without pharmaceuticals ? The plants and herbs around us is our main source to help us with stress, sleep and depression. Spiritual literature helps as well. Before taking any medicines recommended by doctors I would do a thorough research on the meds and get others online real people opinions on any and all. For sleep and "calming down" a friend recommended Quietude. It's all natural, no side effects...and it works. My friend's wife… [cont.]
Answered by Panderson - Thu Apr 16 21:06:30 2009

What is the best alternative medicine for depression and stress?
Q. What is the best alternative medicine for depression and stress?
Asked by B. J. - Sat Dec 23 13:16:59 2006 - - 20 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Homeopathic Remedies aurum met and bryonia alba both in 30 potency three times a day half hour before meals will relieve you of stress, tension and depression without any side effects or complications of any kind and are totally Non Addictive. Take Care and God Bless you
Answered by sOuL dOcToR - Fri Dec 29 05:57:26 2006

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