BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Stress
- the psychological and physical state that results when perceived demands exceed an individual's ability to cope with them
Wiktionary Definition for: Stress
- italbrac countable physics The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ
- italbrac countable physics externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
- uncountable Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
- italbrac uncountable phonetics The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
- Ex: ''Some people put the '''stress''' on the first syllable of "controversy"; others put it on the second.''
- uncountable Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
- uncountable Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
- To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
- To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
- To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
- Ex: ''"Emphasis" is '''stressed''' on the first syllable, but "emphatic" is stressed on the second.''
- To emphasise (words in speaking).
- To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
- Ex: ''I must '''stress''' that this information is given in strict confidence.''
Additional Resources
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- Articles 2009-07-13
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- Articles 2007-02-28
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- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Are You Failing the Stress Test?
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- Blog posts 2009-05-11
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- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Five Ways to Deal with Stress
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- Articles 2009-04-21
- Is Workplace Stress Always Bad?
- We have the stress test for US banks. Now we need a stress test for managers. The Samaritans reckon that workplace stress costs British industry £3.8bn. In the US, it's closer to $300bn, proving that Americans do everything on a grander scale than...
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Stringent Stress Tests
- Ever since the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management, risk departments have expended significant resources to make stress tests a tool that can be used in conjunction with value-at-risk VAR. In this paper, the characteristics of good and bad stress tests are characterized, as well as some of the nagging issues...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Revised C2 Stress Index for 90-degree Piping Elbows
- The purpose of this technical paper is to present a methodology that has been used to show that, based on the NB-3200 definitions; the Piping Elbow C2 stress index can be smaller than the C2 stress index currently defined in the ASME-Code. The revised C2 stress index is derived through...
- White papers 2002-07-19
- Integrating Stress Testing with Risk Management
- This article will show why stress testing is a critical component of effective risk management. It will discuss reasons for stress testing, general approaches, and specific stress tests. It examines why many firms that stress test are dissatisfied with their efforts. It identifies the key attributes of effective stress testing...
- White papers 1999-09-01
- Manage Stress To Improve Home, Work Life
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- White papers 2000-07-28
- Five Ways to Beat Stress at Work
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-10
- How Will Markets React to Monday's Stress Test Results?
- Sean Hyman submits:By Mike Conlon So by now you’ve heard the unofficial results of the bank stress tests. Only ONE, that’s right, ONE bank out of the nineteen tested is in need of additional capital. SHOCKER!! I mean really, did anyone actually believe that the government would...
- External links 2009-04-28
- The Managing Stress Triangle
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- White papers 2003-01-01
- How A Boss's Stress Hurts Productivity
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- How To Deal With Interview Stress
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- White papers 2008-01-01
- Stress: Risk Management's Most Serious Challenge?
- Two types of risks can engulf an organization viz. internal and external risk. Researches indicate that companies can control both internal and external risks. One can have control over external risk by taking the necessary action against them. However, the internal risk could be the result of extreme stress faced...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Business Case for Corporate Stress Assessment and Intervention
- Stress may be a small word, but it has huge implications for corporate profitability. According to the US Bureau of Labor, stress costs US business over $300 billion annually. In the 21st Century, business operates faster and with more complexity and uncertainty than ever before. The impact of stress on...
- White papers 2005-02-15
- Corporate Stress Report
- Stress analysis of the XYZ Company workforce found number of areas where stress may be affecting employee performance as well as a variety of employment cost indices. Based upon General Consulting Associates analysis of aggregated Personal Stress Navigator, stress was implicated as a current or potential element in various parameters...
- White papers 2004-08-12
- Stress Management Tips
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- White papers 2005-01-01
