Does stress kill

... Does stress kill? In this essay I will be talking about stress, what it is, what causes it, the coping methods and what illnesses are related to stress and answering the question; can stress kill? Stress is one of those terms that is frequently used but is very difficult to define. The dictionary defines stress as; pressure, tension and strain. (The Oxford Popular dictionary & thesaurus 1996) This definition is correct however a more complex definition of stress is: The condition that results when the person-environment transaction lead the individual to perceive a discrepancy, whether real or not, between the demands of a situation and the resources of the persons biological, psychological and social system. Theories of stress have changed over time, from models about the psychological responses to the body life events theory and more recently transaction models for example the environment and other people. Stressors are stimuli that require a

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