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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

Free Stress Time Management Skills
Do you get stressed about a lack of time to do things? If so, stress time management tools could help you to become more effective and take control. One of the major causes of stress in the 21st century is a lack of time. In a world which is becoming...
Tags: Productivity, Time Management
White papers 2007-01-01
Manage Stress To Improve Home, Work Life
Stress intervention is a necessity for professionals. Stress is a human condition to which one is not immune. Most people take more time to brush their teeth than they do to manage stress. With so much work related competition, people have become immune to stress related problems, which at times...
Tags: Stress Management, American City Business Journals Inc.
White papers 2000-07-28
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...
Tags: Financial Services, Financial Planning, Risk Management, Strategy, Security, Finance, Management
White papers 1999-09-01
How A Boss's Stress Hurts Productivity
How A Boss's Stress Hurts ProductivityRE: How A Boss's Stress Hurts ProductivityStress can have positive effects, and yet. We need a certain degree of stress to be efficient in work. Therefore, the key to an effective stress management is to determinam degree of stress that gives us energy, ambition and...
Tags: Stress Hurts Productivity
Discussion threads 2008-08-12
Stress Management Tips
All stress isn't bad. Stress can initiate change, help us focus on the task at hand, and in some cases even save our lives. Yet, when stress builds up, it can result in the opposites - and cause us to spin our wheels, keep us from concentrating, and cause bodily...
Tags: Stress Management
White papers 2005-01-01
Managing Stress For Goal Achievement
Stress management wouldn't seem like something that would be a part of setting goals but it could be the difference between you achieving them and not achieving them. There is positive stress and negative stress. Positive stress adds anticipation and excitement to life, and we all thrive under a certain...
Tags: Stress, Launch 3
White papers 2007-12-01
Stress and aircrew performance
Although small amounts of stress can yield benefits such as increased alertness and an improved ability to concentrate, an accumulation of stress caused by daily frustration and major life events has been associated with numerous health problems. In studies of flight crewmembers, stress has been associated with pilot error. ...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, job, Mayo Clinic, performance, PRODUCTIVITY, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-08-01
Tips To Minimize Job Hunting Stress
The job hunt is not an easy process and being in between jobs just adds more stress to your life. Who needs that? While you may not be able to get rid of all the stress, you can eliminate a lot of it. This paper explains 6 tips that will...
Tags: Job, WorkTree.com, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2008-01-01
Need To Improve Your Time Management Skills?
Most of us don't realize how much disorganization and procrastination stress us out. As more of us become addicted to urgency, the cost of stress in terms of ill health and lost workdays is ballooning. In the last few years managing stress has become a multibillion-dollar industry. Before you go...
Tags: Time Management, Productivity
White papers 2005-01-01
Stress Reduction Techniques
We all feel the need to relax sometimes and to tell the truth a bit of relaxation is necessary for the well-being of our body and mind. There are numerous ways to relax but not all methods work for everybody. If you feel you need to relax more try a...
Tags: Technique, Productivity
White papers 2004-01-01
What Is Stress Time Management
Working under strict guidelines can be a huge stress on anybody. Running around and trying to juggle everything from your home life to your work life only enhances to the stress. It comes to a point where you are living in permanent reaction mode just when you think that you...
Tags: Stress, Time Management, Productivity
White papers 2006-01-01
Time Management And Stress: You Have The Power To Ease The Stress
Poor time management is a frequent cause of stress. Inefficient time management can result in: embarrassment, anxiety, worry, feelings of inadequacy, anger, fear, depression, and even sadness. The bottom line is the only person who can change that for you, is you. You are the only person who can step...
Tags: IKnowNow, Time Management, Productivity
White papers 2007-10-21
Stressed To Kill
Stress is a torture chamber that cannot be avoided. Tortured most are executives with high accountability but low authority. However, business executives do not like to talk about how stress affects them. They are taught that stress is to be accepted, swallowed completely and its effects ignored. This means that...
Tags: Financial Accounting, International Data Group, Finance
White papers 2003-09-01
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...
Tags: Calculation, Elbow, Approximation
White papers 2002-07-19
Time and Stress Management: Leap-Frog Over Procrastination
Time management and stress management - is there a relationship? Lack of time may not be the only thing that creates stress for people, but it certainly ranks as one of the highest in its frequency of occurrences. One should also consider another situation where stress and time are related,...
Tags: EzineArticles.com, Stress Management, Time Management, Productivity
White papers 2006-08-19
Healthy, Stress-Free Workplace Benefits Employees, Bottom Line
From the executive summary: ‘Most business owners face the common and costly problem of worker stress whether they are aware of it or not. Job stress can lead to several problems, including illness and injury for employees, as well as higher health insurance costs and lost productivity for employers. Thus,...
Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Workplace, American City Business Journals Inc.
White papers 2004-09-03
The Managing Stress Triangle
The job of a manager/leader is very demanding and stressful. Managers need a clear understanding of what creates stress and how to deal with it effectively. The three parts of the managing stress triangle are: Demands, Coping skills and Reactions. The best managers know how to handle more demands while...
Tags: Refresher Publications, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2003-01-01
Experts Available to Discuss Dealing with Stress
ExpertSource: TOPIC: Research has shown chronic stress can be linked to medical conditions, including high blood pressure, heart attacks and anxiety disorders, according to an article by Forbes.com. Stress causes the body to release 17 different hormones, which makes digestion stop and blood vessels constrict. While stress can be...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2005-04-13
You can learn to manage stress like any other workplace skill--says new IPD book
Stress accounts for more days off sick than the common cold, but it is a condition that can be conquered, according to two of the country's leading authorities on stress management. Professor Cary Cooper and Professor Stephen Palmer suggest simple ways to reduce stress in Conquer your Stress, the...
Tags: Cooper, PRODUCTIVITY, workplace
Research articles 2000-05-01
Dealing With Work Stress and Burnout
Executives are under constant stress and the economic crisis sure isn't helping. When stress, frustration, and anxiety reach a boiling point and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight, that's called burnout. Burnout is double-trouble for executives. First, they're prone to it; and second, they have a relatively...
Tags: Burnout, Worker, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Steve Tobak
Blog posts 2008-11-25
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