Stress

Stress may refer to:

Mechanical

• Stress (mechanics), the average amount of force exerted per unit area. It is the internal resistance a material offers to being deformed and is measured in terms of the applied load. The effects of mechanical stress on a polymer can be measured using dynamic mechanical analysis.
• Compressive stress, the stress applied to materials resulting in their compaction. It is the ability of a material to resist being crushed.
• Tensile stress (also referred to as tension) is the stress state leading to expansion.
• Yield stress, the stress at which a material begins to deform plastically.

Biological

• Stress (biology), physiological or psychological stress; some types include:
  • Chronic stress, persistent stress which can lead to illness and mental disorder
  • Eustress, positive stress that can lead to improved long-term functioning
  • Workplace stress, stress caused by employment.

Geological

• Compression (geology), the set of stresses directed toward the center of a rock mass
• Shear (geology), the response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress and forms particular textures
• Tension (geology), occurs when a rock is pulled apart in two opposite directions

Music

• Accent (music)
• Stress (band), an early 1980s melodic rock band from San Diego
• Stress (Neo-Psychedelic band), from the late 1980s
• "Stress", a song by French band Justice, from † (album)
• "Stress", a song by Odd Børre, the entrant representing Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968
• Stress (musician), an Estonian-born Swiss musician (see: de:Stress (Musiker))

Other

• Stress (game), card game
• Stress (linguistics), phonological use of prominence in language
• Stress (journal), a medical journal published by Informa plc.