{"id":343,"date":"2023-08-09T19:59:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2025-05-15T19:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:51:40","slug":"what-is-stress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/what-is-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS STRESS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"343\" class=\"elementor elementor-343\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-961bc34 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"961bc34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a375e\" data-id=\"48a375e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb182a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bb182a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Stress?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4c389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da4c389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stress is the body\u2019s nonspecific response to any demand \u2013 pleasant or unpleasant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3f2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f3f2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While people often define stress differently, common definitions include \u201cphysical, mental, or emotional strain or tension\u201d and \u201ca condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed their available personal and social resources.\u201d<\/p><p>Most people associate stress with distress \u2014 the negative kind of stress that causes discomfort and harm. However, there is also a positive kind of stress called eustress, which helps improve performance. For example, the stress of preparing for a job interview can motivate focus and effort, while being absolutely overwhelmed at work can lead to decreased productivity.<\/p><p>Stress is not just an emotional experience; it involves biological, psychological, and social components, as explained by the biopsychosocial model:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Biological:<\/strong> How your body physically reacts to stress<\/li><li><strong>Psychological:<\/strong> How your mind processes and manages stress<\/li><li><strong>Social:<\/strong> How your relationships and environment influence your stress response<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>The negative response from distress can be understood in three phases:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Alarm Reaction:<\/strong> The initial shock caused by a stressor<\/li><li><strong>Resistance:<\/strong> Efforts to cope with or adapt to a stressor<\/li><li><strong>Exhaustion:<\/strong> Feeling overwhelmed or burnt out due to prolonged stress<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Understanding how stress affects you \u2014 and the difference between eustress and distress \u2014 can help you turn stress into a tool for growth while minimizing its negative impact. This awareness empowers you to respond to challenges more effectively and improve both your well-being and overall performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02c1295\" data-id=\"02c1295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1134eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1134eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"1465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother.webp 1296w, https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-600x678.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-265x300.webp 265w, https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-906x1024.webp 906w, https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-768x868.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1c92be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1c92be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c25ace4\" data-id=\"c25ace4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0c372 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0c372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">68%<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84c656f\" data-id=\"84c656f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cced4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18cced4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>of mothers feel stressed in their homes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55cb316 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55cb316\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc2ecb\" data-id=\"fbc2ecb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3d016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b3d016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Stress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a6838 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"55a6838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-437ebc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"437ebc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4da7bfe\" data-id=\"4da7bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9860e19 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9860e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eustress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a717d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a717d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\">Good stress in <\/span><span class=\"s13\">life<\/span><span class=\"s13\">,<\/span> <span class=\"s13\">such as<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> getting married, <\/span><span class=\"s13\">having a <\/span><span class=\"s13\">baby, winning money, <\/span><span class=\"s13\">getting promoted, <\/span><span class=\"s13\">making <\/span><span class=\"s13\">new friends, or <\/span><span class=\"s13\">graduati<\/span><span class=\"s13\">n<\/span><span class=\"s13\">g<\/span><span class=\"s13\">,<\/span> <span class=\"s13\">that ha<\/span><span class=\"s13\">s<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> positive connotations<\/span><span class=\"s13\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dc6e35\" data-id=\"4dc6e35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1437e2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1437e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beed015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beed015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\">Bad stress in <\/span><span class=\"s13\">life<\/span><span class=\"s13\">, such as <\/span><span class=\"s13\">experiencing divorce, punishment, injury, <\/span><span class=\"s13\">negative feelings, financial problems, or work difficulties<\/span><span class=\"s13\">,<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> that has negative connotations<\/span><span class=\"s13\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7855be\" data-id=\"e7855be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d2440 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5d2440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acute Stress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b19159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b19159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s13\">Fight or flight. The body prepares to defend itself. It takes about 90 minutes for <\/span><span class=\"s13\">your <\/span><span class=\"s13\">metabolism to return to normal when the response is over.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1059826\" data-id=\"1059826\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5b8d6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c5b8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chronic Stress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f8c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f8c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\">The cost of daily living: bills, kids, jobs, etc. This is the stress we tend to ignore or push down. Left uncontrolled this stress affects your <\/span><span class=\"s13\">physical <\/span><span class=\"s13\">health<\/span><span class=\"s13\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c73cbd5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c73cbd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b3cb8f\" data-id=\"9b3cb8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82e36a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d82e36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stress Insights Tailored to You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa57b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfa57b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s5\">Stress affects everyone differently, and the first step to managing it is understanding how it impacts you. Explore science-based research and information designed to help you understand and manage your stress. Choose your category and begin your journey toward better stress management today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cad15fc\" data-id=\"cad15fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1035ceb elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1035ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/who-gets-stressed\/adults\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Adults<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/who-gets-stressed\/teens-young-adults\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Teens & Young Adults<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/who-gets-stressed\/military-and-veterans\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Military & Veterans<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/workplace-stress\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Workers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e47c1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89e47c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Science of Stress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaee5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaee5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hans Selye, MD, PhD\u00a0defined stress as the body\u2019s nonspecific response to any demand\u00a0\u2013\u00a0pleasant or unpleasant.\u00a0He hypothesized a general adaptation syndrome with three components:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Alarm:<\/strong> The body\u2019s immediate \u201cfight or flight\u201d response, where hormones and chemicals are released, and physiological functions like heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration increase.<\/li><li><strong>Resistance:<\/strong> The body adapts to the stressor and begins to resist it. The duration of this phase depends on the body\u2019s energy reserves and the intensity of the stressor.<\/li><li><strong>Exhaustion:<\/strong> If the stress continues, the body\u2019s adaptive energy is depleted, leading to wear and tear. At this stage, prolonged stress can be fatal, though most people never reach it.<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Stress diseases are largely caused by errors in the body\u2019s general adaptation process when the body\u2019s regulatory processes are improperly balanced. Issues like excess, deficiency, or disequilibrium of adaptive hormones \u2014 such as corticoids, ACTH, and growth hormones \u2014 can interfere with the body\u2019s ability to manage stress. Chronic stress further weakens the body\u2019s defense mechanisms, reducing antibody production and diminishing the inflammatory response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad9f66e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ad9f66e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fef1149\" data-id=\"fef1149\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca9a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-107120 elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aca9a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stress Management Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af6699 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9af6699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e18c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-107124 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e18c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reduce stress and build resilience with practical, science-based tools from AIS and our partners. Start today by exploring our resources designed to help you manage stress effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1784cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-107127 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1784cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/resources\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">All Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb7801 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb7801\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f8d16a\" data-id=\"0f8d16a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bfe0d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03bfe0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lewis Coleman, MD\u2019s Landmark Discovery in the Science of Stress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1a439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab1a439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lewis Coleman, MD, Chief Science Officer at The American Institute of Stress<\/strong><\/p><p>Professor Hans Selye, \u201cthe father of stress medicine,\u201d had another idea based on his observation that people with widely varying diagnoses had similar symptoms. He coined the term \u201cstress\u201d to describe how we respond to the demands placed on our bodies. Building on Selye\u2019s groundbreaking work, anesthesiologist Dr. Lewis S. Coleman has spent over 20 years uncovering the Mammalian Stress Mechanism originally proposed by Hans Selye.<\/p><p>Dr. Coleman\u2019s research offers a deeper understanding of how environmental stressors affect our health and how our bodies naturally respond to repair and restore balance. This Unified Theory of Medicine and Biology explains how treatments that restore the normal function of the stress mechanism can cure disease and save lives. This development is monumental and stands as the most important advance in the history of medicine and biology for the 21st century.<\/p><p>The stress mechanism is a complex, beautiful force of nature. When functioning normally, it efficiently supplies oxygen and nutrients to cells, maintains and repairs tissues, and regulates critical bodily functions. However, when the stress mechanism is overwhelmed, it can waste the body\u2019s resources and produce substances that damage tissues and disrupt organ function. This manifests as disease.<\/p><p>For years, medical efforts to cure diseases were hindered by incomplete and flawed understandings of physiology. Now, Dr. Coleman\u2019s work offers a new path forward. If medical schools, researchers, and governments embrace these findings, healthcare will not only become far more effective, but it will also be kinder and gentler, working with our bodies rather than overpowering us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb793c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb793c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>50 Years Lost in Medical Advance: The discovery of Hans Selye&#8217;s stress mechanism<\/em> by Lewis S. 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