The term stress clearly is used inconsistently, for some theorists it refers to a stimulus, while for others it refers to a response, and for still others it means an interaction between the individual and the enviornment,
In this brief review I have tried to show how the term stress has evolved from ancient concepts to diverse and inconsistent biological and psychological concepts which often are neither testable or quantifiable, Also I have tried to define stress
and
related concepts,
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