Publisher's Synopsis
INTRODUCTION We live in a world overrun by stress. Global urbanization, competition and the spread of technology have created a world in which access to information has become an obligation and a necessity. People are now held accountable for their actions and whereabouts 24/7 and they are losing both their privacy and down time. In addition, people all over the globe are continually under assault on a physical level of toxicity. From the food we eat to the air we breathe, our bodies are under siege by the toxins and chemicals we have introduced into our cities, our homes and our food. In short, the unforgiving pace and complexity of modern life has greatly challenged our ability to live healthily and fully in the present stressful scenario. While stress is omnipresent in each of our lives in varying degrees, it has reached a point of sweeping concern, a stress pandemic, which we must address and conquer in order to survive. Since 2007, the American Psychological Association has commissioned an annual nationwide survey as part of its mind or body health campaign to examine the state of stress across the United States of America and understand its impact. The stress in American survey measures attitudes and perceptions of stress among the general public and identifies leading sources of stress, common behavior patterns used to manage stress and the impact of stress on their lives. The results of the survey draw attention to the serious physical and emotional implications of stress and the inextricable link between the mind and body. Likewise, a very recent worldwide survey conducted by Global Organization for Stress (2016) explored the level of stress among,
