An ancient theory for a current problem [Review of the book Healthy Work: Stress, productivity and the reconstruction of working life, by R.A. Karasek & T. Theorell].
Journal Title: Journal of Health and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Book Review: The word ‘stress’ descends from latin word ‘strictus’, which means narrow. From the word etymology, a sense of oppression, lack of movement and constriction is evident. The Austrian doctor Hans Selye was one of the first to use the word ‘stress’ in relation to the medical field, borrowing it from a physics and mechanics term that indicates the forces capable of deforming a body [1]. Stress is defined by the author as ‘a non-specific response of the body to any demand made on it from the external environment’, from the principle of homeostasis developed by Bernard and Cannon’s work on the role of adrenaline in the ‘fight-or-flight’ response. From this definition, the author theorizes a complex body response mechanism: the ‘General Adaptation Syndrome’ (General Adaptation Syndrome - GAS).
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Pietro Crescenzo
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