title: [Effects of psychological stress on health].
abstract: The stress is defined as a self perceived negative or unpleasant impact. Distress is reserved for the experience of specific symptoms such as anxiety or depression. The term stressor covers some environmental circumstances directly or indirectly affecting the individual. As Selye has suggested, we must remember that stress is the great equalizer of biological activities. If we use the same parts of our bodies or minds over and over again, nature has only stress with which to face us out of the routine. As a consequence, unhealthy levels of stress lead to a variety of disorders and illness.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină, Disciplina de Medicina Muncii, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr. T. Popa", Iaşi.
authors.forename: Corina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papaghiuc
authors.forename: Brânduşa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Constantin
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mihalache
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Oprea
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carja
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*