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  Stress may refer to:

Mechanical

  • Stress (mechanics), the average amount of force exerted per unit area.
  • Yield stress, the stress at which a material begins to deform plastically.
  • Compressive stress
    Compressive stress

    Compressive stress is the stress applied to materials resulting in their compaction . When a material is subjected to compressive stress, then this material is under physical compression....
    , the stress applied to materials resulting in their compaction.


Biological

  • Stress (biological), physiological or psychological stress; some types include:
    • Chronic stress
      Chronic stress

      Chronic stress is stress that lasts a long time or occurs frequently. Chronic stress is potentially damaging.Features of chronic stress include:...
      , persistent stress which can lead to illness and mental disorder
    • Eustress
      Eustress

      Eustress is a term coined by endocrinologist Hans Selye, which is defined, in the model of Richard Lazarus , as stress that is healthy, or gives one a feeling of fulfillment or other positive feelings....
      , positive stress that can lead to improved long-term functioning
    • Workplace stress
      Workplace stress

      Workplace stress is the harmful physical and emotional response that occurs when there is a poor match between job demands and the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker....
      , stress caused by employment


Music

  • Accent (music)
    Accent (music)

    In music, an accent is an emphasis placed on a particular note , either as a result of its context or specifically indicated by an accent mark....
    .
  • Stress (band), an early '80s melodic rock band from San Diego.
  • Stress (Neo-Psychedelic band)
    Stress (Neo-Psychedelic band)

    Stress was a very short-lived Neo-Psychedelic rock band that released only one album in 1988 on Reprise Records/Warner Bros. Records. It is not to be confused with the San Diego rock/metal band Stress from the early 1980s....
    , from the late 1980's.
  • Stress, a song by the French band Justice on their debut album
    † (album)

    ?, alternatively known as Cross, is the debut album of the French electro house duo Justice , first released on June 11 2007. The album contains previously released tracks "Waters of Nazareth", "D.A.N.C.E.", "Phantom", "Phantom Pt....
    .


Other


  • Stress (game)
    Stress (game)

    Stress, or Hong Kong is a card game that uses a standard Playing cards. Because of the rules of the game, it can only be played with a number of people that divisor twelve ....
    , card game
  • Stress (linguistics)
    Stress (linguistics)

    In linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word. The term is also used for similar patterns of phonetic prominence inside syllables....
    , phonological use of prominence in language