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AnditcanmakeexistingproblemsworseIn,theHealthStructureObjectivesIntroductionConceptofStressNatureofStressTypesofStressSymptomsof StressSourcesofStressInthisintroductorychapter,Iwouldliketobeginbyclarifyingtheunderstandingofstressthatunderliestoday’smodernsci-enceandthat willalsoformthebasisforourlater2LTGiselaMendoncaFurthermore,thechapterdescribesmodelsofstressdevelopmentandhowtounderstandtheroleof stressinassociationwithhealthTherapidlyexpandingfieldofbehavioralneuroscienceexaminesneurobiologicalaspectsofbehavior,utilizingtechniquesfrom molecularbiology,neuropsychology,andpsychologyWhatTriggersItandHowDoesItManifestItself?conflictwithlovedonesThepurposeofthisfirstchapter istoprovideanoutlineofstress,stressdefinitions,theresponsetostressandneuroendocrinemechanismsinvolved,andstressconsequencessuchasThe HandbookofStressWileyBlackwellHandbooksofBehavioralNeuroscienceFromitsstartintheprimordialoozeofCannonandSelye,thefieldwasjustthat Stresscancausementalhealthproblems.ThereactionisbasedonyourperceptionofaneventorsituationPDFStresshasadifferentmeaningfordifferentpeople underdifferentconditions.Stressconstitutesoneofthemoststudiedconceptsinhealthsciences,includingdif-ferentchaptersofmedicineinits6 AcknowledgementsDoingWhatMattersinTimesofStress:AnIllustratedGuideisacomponentofaforthcomingWHOstressmanagementcourse,Self-Help Plus(SH+),ThischapteraddressesthedevelopmentofvariousconceptsofstressrangingfromthoseoftheancientGreekstotoday,aswellashowto operationalizeandmeasurestressAroundthes,stressphysiologysufferedacrisisofselfdefinitionandselfconfidenceForexample,ifyouexperiencelotsof stress,thismightleadyoutodevelopamentalhealthTheHealthandSafetyExecutive(HSE)()definedworkstressas‘pressureandextremedemandsplacedon apersonbeyondhisabilitytocope’Stressisthewayhumanbeingsreactbothphysicallyandmentallytochanges,events,andsituationsintheirexperiencestress indifferentwaysandfordifferentreasons.1Stress:HistoricalPerspectiveandEvolutionoftheConcept.DefiningStress.Therearemanycausesofstress, includingpersonaldifficulties(egThefirstandmostgenericdefinitionofstresswasthatproposedFind,readandcitealltheDefinestressasapsychophysiological responsetotheenvironmentExplainsourcesofstressacrossthelifespanExplainphysiologicalandpsychologicalconsequencesofstressforhealthand wellnessExplainphysiological,cognitive,andbehavioralstrategiestodealwithstressDoingWhatMattersinTimesofStressisaWHOstressmanagementguide forcopingwithadversityThisillustratedguidesupportsimplementationofWHO’srecommendationforstressmanagementInthisintroductorychapter,Iwould liketobeginbyclarifyingtheunderstandingofstressthatunderliestoday’smodernsci-enceandthatwillalsoformthebasisforourlaterconsider-ationsofstarting pointsandstrategiesforstressmanagementThischapteraddressesthedevelopmentofvariousconceptsofstressrangingfromthoseoftheancientGreeksto today,aswellashowtooperationalizeandmeasurestress.