An overview of stress in medical practice

Stress can be generally defined as undue, inappropriate or exaggerated response to a situation. Whereas anxiety about a situation could be positive, stress is always negative with attending adverse psychological and physiological changes leading to decreased productivity, disease and sometimes death...

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Published in:African health sciences 2008-03, Vol.8 (1), p.6-7
Main Author: Familoni, O.B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burnout, Professional
Female
Humans
Male
Physicians - psychology
Physicians, Women - psychology
Self Concept
Stress, Psychological
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Stress can be generally defined as undue, inappropriate or exaggerated response to a situation. Whereas anxiety about a situation could be positive, stress is always negative with attending adverse psychological and physiological changes leading to decreased productivity, disease and sometimes death.
ISSN:1680-6905
1729-0503