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Stress and Stress Management

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Handbook of Health and Rehabilitation Psychology

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The origins of stress date back to antiquity. In the 14th century, the term stress described social hardship and economic adversity prevalent at the time. The concept of stress remained relatively obscure until physical science adopted the term. Inspired by the work of Robert Hooke, 18th-century physicist Thomas Young defined stress as the “ratio of force within the elastic body, which balances an external applied force, to the area over which the force acts” (Engel, 1985).

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Brantley, P.J., Thomason, B.T. (1995). Stress and Stress Management. In: Goreczny, A.J. (eds) Handbook of Health and Rehabilitation Psychology. Springer Series in Rehabilitation and Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1028-8_14

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