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[The history of the concept stress]
E Otto1, P Ullsperger, A M Metz
1Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin der DDR, Berlin.
Zeitschrift Fur Die Gesamte Hygiene Und Ihre Grenzgebiete
|July 1, 1990
Abstract:
The historical roots of the term are treated as well as the story of Selye's theory of biological stress as a nonspecific response of the body. In the discussion of preceding approaches to describe processes which today one would name stress, the importance of Francois Magendie and John Brown as precursors is accentuated. Additionally, neurophysiological and psychological aspects are discussed.