Stress
Stress can be a reaction to a short-lived situation, such as being stuck in traffic. Or it can last a long time if you're dealing with relationship problems, a spouse's death or other serious situations. Stress becomes dangerous when it interferes with your ability to live a normal life over an extended period. You may feel tired, unable to concentrate or irritable. Stress can also damage your physical health.
Adapted from "Mind/Body: Stress"
What You Can Do
- Six myths about stress
Dispelling the myths about stress can help us to understand our problems – and then take action to address them.
- Stress Tip Sheet
APA offer tips on how to manage your stress.
- Managing Your Stress in Tough Economic Times
As talk of falling housing prices, rising consumer debt and declining retail sales bring up worries about the nation’s economic health, more Americans feel additional stress and anxiety about their financial future.
Getting Help
- Find a Psychologist
- Stress: When and how to get help
In the workplace and at home, stress and other difficult situations are at an all-time high for many Americans. Being constantly worried about being laid off, or doing the job of two people, can cause serious problems for workers. On the home front, going through a divorce, caring for elderly parents, or dealing with a life-threatening illness are some of the difficult situations that can test a family's coping abilities.
News
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Stress may be causing your infertility
August 27, 2010, U.S. News & World Report
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Turning back to school stress into success
August 21, 2010, Medical News Today
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Relationship quality with dad affects son's stress as an adult
August 16, 2010, USA TODAY
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Learning to be patient in a fast-paced world
July 19, 2010, The Washington Post
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Managing stress could help calm a raging gut
July 8, 2010, MSNBC
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Reduce stress by changing how you think
July 7, 2010, Forbes
Monitor on Psychology Articles
- Stress response is linked to knee-surgery success
March 2010
- The kids aren't all right
January 2010
- A little-known epidemic
October 2009
Books
- Mind Over Basketball: Coach Yourself to Handle Stress
November 2007
- Couples Coping With Stress
March 2005
- Gender, Work Stress, and Health
July 2002
APA Offices and Programs
- Work, Stress and Health Office
The Work, Stress and Health Office promotes research, training, practice and policy to examine the impact of the changing organization of work on stress, health, safety and productivity in the workplace.