Stress
Stress can be a reaction to a short-lived situation, such as being stuck in traffic. Or it can last a long time if you're dealing with relationship problems, a spouse's death or other serious situations. Stress becomes dangerous when it interferes with your ability to live a normal life over an extended period. You may feel tired, unable to concentrate or irritable. Stress can also damage your physical health.
Adapted from "Mind/Body: Stress"
Stress in America: Are Teens Adopting Adults’ Stress Habits?
The 2013 Stress in America ™ survey reveals that many American teens report experiencing stress at unhealthy levels, appear uncertain in their stress management techniques and experience symptoms of stress in numbers that mirror adults’ experiences.
Conquering Your Stress
What You Can Do
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Six myths about stress
Dispelling the myths about stress can help us to understand our problems – and then take action to address them.
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Stress Tip Sheet
APA offer tips on how to manage your stress.
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Managing your stress in tough economic times
Use these tips to help deal with stress about money and the economy.
Getting Help
News
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Stress reduces when shared
January 30, 2014, Medical News Today
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Unraveling any weight-gain links to stress, cortisol
January 24, 2014, Los Angeles Times
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How to stop sweating the small stuff
January 13, 2014, CNN
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Stress gene linked to heart attacks
December 18, 2013, BBC News
Monitor on Psychology Articles
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Breathing easier
November 1, 2013
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Work, stress and health
September 1, 2013
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'Our health at risk'
March 1, 2012
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Help for struggling veterans
March 1, 2012
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Why can't some children manage stress?
February 1, 2011
Books
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Mind Over Basketball: Coach Yourself to Handle Stress
November 1 2007
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Couples Coping With Stress
March 2005
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Gender, Work Stress, and Health
July 2002
APA Offices and Programs
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Work, Stress and Health Office
The Work, Stress and Health Office promotes research, training, practice and policy to examine the impact of the changing organization of work on stress, health, safety and productivity in the workplace.
