Almost all people relate the word stress to discomfort or pressure. ... Some kinds of headache and back and facial pain, asthma, stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, and premenstrual stress are examples of stress-related disorders. ... The death of a spouse rates a 100 on the scale, but something like trouble with one's employer rates 23; being fired, 47; going to jail, 63; and a change in sleeping habits, 16. ... The psychiatrists discovered that in 79 percent of the persons studied, major illness followed the accumulation of stress-related changes totaling over 300 points ...

• Word Count: 1275
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Researchers have found that stress activates the body's hormone system, provoking headaches, sleep deprivation and weight loss. ... Moreover, chronic stress can lead to high blood pressure, depression, memory loss and asthma. ... There is the pressure of what to do with the money and how to invest it. Consequently, pressures found in our society are imposed by both ourselves and by others. ... Barbara Howard, a psychologist at Johns Hopkins university, points out that, "women react to a wider range of stress and say they feel stress more often, perhaps because they take a holistic view of...

• Word Count: 1050
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

As pensiveness is the Earth's emotion, affecting the spleen and stomach, an Earth person's weak points, Earth people are easily worried and stressed. ... If this does not happen, there will be frequent unease, anxiety and sleep problems. ... Wood people are recognized as those who love action and adventure, constantly seek challenges, are competitive, ambitious and do well under pressure. ... The kidney chest points and outer bladder points on the back are used in this instance. ...

• Word Count: 1730
• Approx Pages: 7

I have chosen two points to examine in my paper: (a) Judy Blume's honest and accurate portrayal of the problems faced by the teenage characters in the novel and (b) the believable and honest portrayal of the characters. ... Sybil sleeps around and Kath is in awe that she "has been laid by at least six different guys" (Blume, 1). ... Artie's father also exerts pressures on him to attend a four-year university, instead of acting school. Faced with all these pressures, Artie attempts to commit suicide. ...

• Word Count: 1943
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School