Stress
In psychology, stress is a concept about condition that can be described as: feeling of strain and pressure, feeling of anxiety and being overwhelmed, overall irritability, feeling of insecure, nervousness, social withdrawal, loss of appetite, depression, panic attacks, exhaustion, high or low blood pressure, skin problems, insomnia, lack of sexual desire (sexual dysfunction), migraine, gastrointestinal problems.
Stress Stories
Skin cancer is not the only condition you can spot by observing changes in your skin. Here are four signs that might tell you something about your health.
Stress is a normal part of life, but when you are constantly and excessively stressed out over something or the other, you can be "worried sick" quite literally.
Stretching is important to reduce the risk of injury during a workout session. But the act can also help deal with stress and prove useful for diabetes patients.
Higher levels of stress hormones produced by your body could potentially impact the volume of your brain as well as your thinking ability, according to new findings.
Could skipping out on vacations shorten our lives? New findings from a 40-year study might give you an excuse to stop putting off that trip to your favorite location you have been planning for years.
The cycling or pattern of breaking up and getting back together can have damaging effects on mental health, a new study found, after observing the impact in both straight and same-sex couples.
Your workstation — whether open-plan, cubicle, or private office — could influence your activity levels at work, and your stress levels after work.
Psychological distress, even at low levels, may increase the risk of chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease, arthritis, and lung disease.
Meanwhile, stress experienced later in life was associated with slower maturation of the adolescent brain, according to the longitudinal study.
Chronic stress along with high demands from work and personal life can lead to exhaustion that manifests itself both physically and emotionally.
You'd like the benefits of meditation but you can't fight off the distractions? Here are the secrets to learn to focus.
Exercise has been shown to help people with depression and anxiety, and mental health patients want their doctors to help them use that physical activity as treatment to relieve stress and feel better.