Learn about common sources of stress and how you can find healthy ways to respond to them. Also includes contact information for reaching out to professionals who can help with the coping process. PDFs require Adobe Reader.

Repetitive stress injuries are a result of the overuse of a particular body part. This uncomfortable feeling can be treated and prevented. Learn what you can do in this article to avoid such an injury. Links to similar sites are also...

This site is a free-use online booklet. Topics include information on steps to prevent job stress, causes of stress, health consequences, early warning signs, and prevention.

Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes. [4:16]

This activity uses polarized lights to show stress patterns in a clear plastic fork. Students can relate the stresses in plastic to stresses in the bone.

Practice questions over physiological stress response to cuss words.

Research study on the relationship between turnover among USDA Extension Directors and job stress.

The force exerted by the wind on the ocean surface gives rise to a vertical velocity gradient in the upper boundary layer of the ocean. Essentially, the wind adds momentum to the ocean surface which is then transported downward through...

The Center for Social Epidemiology offers study results, upcoming conference information, and other resources related to stress and methods of coping with it, especially in the work place.

In the following interactive students will learn about Hooke's Law. They will explain this law using graphical representation between deformation and applied force and discuss the three types of deformations such as changes in length,...

Is an I-beam as strong as a solid beam of the same size? What if you include weight in the comparison: which beam has the greater strength-to-weight ratio? Would an I-beam be stronger than a solid rectangular beam of the same weight?...

[Free Registration/Login Required] One-page overview, with related multimedia features, of the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

This document discusses the concept of "self-efficacy" and its relationship to good health including stress reduction, weight-loss and exercise (physical activity).

Students are introduced to the concepts of stress and strain with examples that illustrate the characteristics and importance of these forces in our everyday lives. They explore the factors that affect stress, why engineers need to know...

Basic information on anxiety is given including identification and the reasons why we experience it.

When a teenager overexerts him or herself, pain in the joints can often occur. The injuries usually take place at the ends of the bones where they grow. Check out this article to determine whether or not you're treating your bones...

Practice for the MCAT by answering these questions using the given graph about corticosterone levels in rats.

In this activity, students learn about creating a design directly from a CAD (computer-aided design) program. They will design a tower in CAD and manufacture the parts with a laser cutter. A competition determines the tower design with...

Learn about the increase or decrease of size of an object due to thermal expansion in this college textbook section. Understand how to calculate linear and volume expansion of an object as well as thermal stress. Section also includes...

In this math activity, students conduct a strength test using modeling clay, creating their own stress vs. strain graphs, which they compare to typical steel and concrete graphs. They learn the difference between brittle and ductile...

Students use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem - shoe engineering! Working in small teams, students design, build and test a pair of wearable platform or high-heeled shoes, taking into consideration the stress...

Have you ever felt stressed, angry or frustrated? Have you had a hard time managing those emotions? Chances are, you have and so have your children. In this video produced by the Parent Toolkit, you'll find strategies to help you and...

In this Second Step lesson plan, 1st graders will learn ways to manage their worries.

Prosthetic limbs and artificial joints can help people with disease or injury lead a normal life. Sports medicine or physical therapy is also an area that relates to this experiment. Either way, this project serves as a good match if any...