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What are some common sources of stress in your life? How do you cope with or relieve stress?

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Why study stress and health?

How are they related? Stress is not a rare experience but something that all people experience in varying degrees

every day. This chapter will explore the sources of stress in daily life, the factors that can make the experience of

stress easier or more difficult, and the ways that stress influences our physical and mental health. We’ll finish by

discussing various ways to cope with the stresses of everyday life as well as with the extraordinary experiences

that arise in life that have the potential to induce stress.

Stress and Health