With the most wonderful — and for some, the most stressful — time of year underway, a University of Iowa researcher is working to discover pathways in the brain to help decrease the risks that come ...

High stress levels are plaguing the teaching profession, but one factor makes a big difference in terms of whether teachers are still satisfied with their job: their ability to cope with the stress. A ...

You can use coping mechanisms to manage stress and improve your overall well-being. Try adaptive coping, which includes problem-solving, social support, and finding meaning in stress. Maladaptive ...

While we may have heard that it’s important to treat ourselves with kindness, sometimes this is easier said than done, especially when we’re under stress. When we’re facing challenging circumstances, ...

Minority stress describes the stressful situations individuals may encounter due to their ethnicity, race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Everyone experiences stress from time to time.

Every family experiences stress. It may come from work deadlines, school pressures, financial worries, or moments of exclusion and discrimination. But while stress itself is universal, the ways ...

Stress is a natural response to life’s challenges. However, chronic or excessive stress can cause behavioral shifts, such as changes in appetite and sleep patterns, increased reliance on substances, ...