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Stress

Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing internal and external environment. Stress has physical and emotional effects on us and can create both negative and positive feelings.


DSA Resources

Overview: What is stress
Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing internal and external environment. Stress has physical and emotional effects on us and can create both negative and positive feelings. What Is The Stress Response?
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Stress Management Symptom Checklist
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Stress Management Symptom Checklist (B&W, print-friendly)
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External Resources

About.com - Panic Disorders

Here's where you can start learning about anxiety disorders if you don't have a lot of knowledge about them...

http://panicdisorder.about.com/cs/anxiet...
About.com - Stress Management Search

Links to understanding stress, stress management, physiology of stress and many more stress related topice. Use the topics menu in the left hand column or enter a topic in the search box at the top right.

http://stress.about.com
American Psychological Association - Physician connects 'relaxation response' to mind-body health

Brief background on stress and the relaxation response.

http://www.apa.org/monitor/may05/physici...
Center for Anxiety and Stress Treatment / Stress Release Health Enterprises

From the Center for Anxiety & Stress Treatment, the site includes checklists, stress busters and other resources for understanding and dealing with anxieties, stress, panic, etc.

http://www.stressrelease.com
Dynamic Optimism: An Extropian Cognitive-Emotional Virtue.

Online article describing 12 characteristics of Dynamic Optimism, which according to the author can be defined as a ... positive and empowering rational attitude toward our individual and collective possibilities.

http://www.maxmore.com/optimism.htm
Spirituality and Healing in Medicine Introduction (Herbert Benson, MD)

This course outline provides specific results from using the Relaxation Response with before-after graphs showing the effectiveness of using this stress reduction method

http://cme.hms.harvard.edu/syllabi.asp?t...
University of California - Human Resources and Benefits: Relaxation Response

Specific technique for activating the Relaxation Response.

http://www.ucop.edu/humres/eap/relaxatio...
www.helping.apa.org

From the American Psychological Association (APA), this resource includes practical advice for applied psychology in daily life.

http://www.helping.apa.org

To learn more about this topic area, please begin with the Overview and then proceed to some of the more in-depth articles / resources.

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