Stress is our body’s response to any demand, challenge or change that disrupts our usual norms, explains Adrian Jacques Ambrose, MD, MPH, MBA, a psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia ...

A simple poll revealed how stress, life stage, and culture shape our definition of success. Understanding this helps you choose goals that fit who you are now.

For many people, stress is part of everyday life. The demands of work, family, and other quotidian pressures can leave one feeling angry, agitated, anxious, downtrodden, or burned out. While these ...

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The classic definition of stress is the response our bodies and minds have to the demands placed upon them and the interpretations we assign to those demands. Stress can actually force us to ...

The idea of emotional labor is re-emerging in this time of #MeToo and #TimesUp, though the concept has been around for decades. Yet, what better time to clarify its meaning and relevance for ...

Stress has various effects on the body. One of these is that it may increase cholesterol levels. This can happen indirectly through adopting unhealthful habits as a way of coping. However, there may ...

The release on Thursday of the American Psychological Association’s annual Stress in America report represents nearly a decade of the organization tracking the extent and impact of stress in Americans ...

The hypothesis that offspring are affected by parental trauma or stress exposure, first noted anecdotally, is now supported empirically by data from Holocaust survivor offspring cohorts and other ...