Stress is just a natural part of life.
Everyday there are responsibilities and pressures that change and challenge a person. Millions of Americans suffer from unhealthy levels of stress at work. Stress may not be one of the leading causes of death, but each year millions of Americans die of stress-related illnesses. This paper will explain what stress is, when it was first noted, who is affected by it, what causes it, and how to cope or overcome it. In the Webster Dictionary it defines stress as a physical, chemical, or emotional factor to which an individual fails to make a satisfactory adaptation, which causes physiologic tensions that maybe a contributory cause of disease.