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Stress is a difficult term to use because it covers so many conditions. It can refer to the strain involved, to the physical and mental changes that take place in the body when stress is experienced and finally, it can apply to an individual's sense of inadequacy. The article briefly goes over the various physical and corporeal symptoms of stress and also attempts to elucidate why the strain experienced by some individuals as a challenge and by others as a burden. The authors argue that the less nuanced the reference made to stress and its potential complications is, the more people will feel ill. Providing information about the phe-nomenon and reactions to it is therefore essential. Two occupational health mo-dels of when work is experienced as a strain are cited in brief. These models will be used in later article to elucidate stress among ward sisters.

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