Stress – Modern Phenomenon or Just a Part of Human Existence?

Identified in 1936 by Canadian endocrinologist, Hans Selye, “stress” is a normal human response that has gained focus and attention in recent history because of its sometimes negative consequences. The graphs on this page provide online research data related to a primary search frequency study focusing on online queries for “stress”. To read the entire study, visit the main stress page.

Stress - Addictions Research - Graph 4

Top 100 precise phrases entered into search engines



  estimated searches/year across all search engines     
 0  160,000
post traumatic stress disorder    152214
stress management    109964
stress test    56108
stress relief    45853
definition of stress    28941
managing stress    27088
holiday stress    25747
effects of stress on the body    25531
post traumatic stress syndrome    20572
stress causes    18702
post tramatic stress disorder    17576
post traumatic stress    17210
what is stress    16957
stress balls    16893
effects of stress    15548
posttraumatic stress disorder    14594
stress reduction    14024
stress relievers    13994
stress relief games    12694
teen stress    11884
stress health    11010
dealing with stress    10738
job stress    10455
stress in the workplace    9768
stress incontinence    9736
stress echocardiography    9678
midwest center for stress and anxiety    9366
ways to relieve stress    8728
causes of stress    8638
stress statistics    8577
stress cartoons    8427
workplace stress    7878
cardiac stress test    7810
coping with stress    7450
stress at work    7326
stress management techniques    7254
critical incident stress management    7218
repetitive stress injury    7208
controlling stress    7172
stress reducer    7042
stress ball    6963
stress anxiety    6910
teenage stress    6828
physiological effects of stress    6770
types of stress    6754
stress tests    6677
can stress cause hives    6596
stress related illness    6489
stress reduction techniques    6462
stress avenue    6392
stress scale    6278
how to relieve stress    5774
adenosine stress test    5700
stress reliever    5694
quotes about stress    5506
stress management tips    5370
adolescent stress    5330
stress disorder    5318
heat stress    5182
what causes stress    5159
heart stress test    5151
stress eraser    5148
teacher stress    5141
stress and illness    4984
work related stress    4981
thallium stress test    4824
stress clipart    4796
von mises stress    4778
junior stress    4774
chinese stress balls    4725
stress and anxiety    4587
stress avenues    4570
signs of stress    4448
stress depression    4434
stress cartoon    4378
stress leave    4248
oxidative stress    4111
how to deal with stress    4080
main causes of stress    4030
work stress    3930
persantine stress test    3925
physical effects of stress    3917
college students and stress    3894
critical incident stress debriefing    3874
non stress test    3842
treadmill stress test    3712
complex post traumatic stress disorder    3700
student stress    3696
bending stress    3668
stress toy    3522
reduce stress    3506
post tramatic stress    3460
post tramatic stress syndrome    3414
stress echo    3402
stress disorders    3400
stress medication    3362
office stress management techniques    3358
christmas stress    3322
teachers and stress    3317
dealing with stress at work    3299
0 160,000

Stress - Addictions Research - Graph 5

The following graph is an extended list of individual words and concepts taken from the search phrases (like those in Graph 4.) This research tool is excellent for seeing which concepts and sub-concepts are most commonly associated in online search.

Top 1,000 words used in stress searches



  estimated searches/year across all search engines     
 0  270,000
post    258738
disorder    234981
traumatic    225970
management    197828
test    144990
relief    87837
causes    51877
anxiety    39763
how    39499
work    32371
holiday    31906
body    31669
definition    31646
managing    31167
syndrome    31044
reduction    30743
workplace    29463
balls    27349
related    27107
what    27083
tramatic    25474
college    24179
ways    24143
games    23680
health    23590
techniques    23309
posttraumatic    19119
relieve    19089
dealing    17811
teen    17542
students    16933
job    16165
cause    16049
statistics    15310
critical    14812
teenage    14485
relievers    14417
incident    14130
incontinence    13796
tips    13276
illness    12965
repetitive    12789
reliever    12538
coping    12480
center    12278
midwest    12036
reduce    11823
depression    11303
heart    11012
reducer    10900
about    10845
articles    10435
types    10276
free    10191
deal    9933
echocardiography    9883
cardiac    9836
quotes    9835
loss    9773
cartoons    9639
scale    9140
ball    9122
relieving    8896
tests    8808
hives    8768
acne    8104
pregnancy    8058
hair    7989
echo    7984
voice    7797
physiological    7715
physical    7706
analysis    7673
injury    7633
signs    7485
exercise    7295
controlling    7202
manage    7193
disorders    7170
handle    6844
pain    6780
desktop    6747
game    6522
heat    6401
avenue    6395
cartoon    6310
teacher    6254
police    6220
adenosine    6197
adolescent    5957
student    5869
medication    5736
school    5718
quiz    5625
children    5570
non    5517
article    5368
chinese    5262
eraser    5199
factors    5182
office    5163
thallium    5160
leave    5134
emotional    5010
cope    5001
clipart    4933
training    4873
von    4835
mises    4834
family    4787
junior    4776
women    4715
debriefing    4696
response    4676
pictures    4665
chest    4641
high    4619
avenues    4571
affect    4568
main    4523
seizures    4502
diseases    4493
oxidative    4407
video    4390
relaxation    4347
terre    4316
make    4316
treadmill    4281
diabetes    4091
jobs    4090
caused    4069
qu    4061
une    4038
persantine    4015
facts    3985
reducing    3982
complex    3976
strain    3956
bending    3900
theory    3870
corrosion    3868
blood    3854
yoga    3847
mental    3847
teenagers    3766
teens    3696
toy    3691
technology    3678
teachers    3674
good    3648
online    3630
christmas    3623
echocardiogram    3604
toys    3595
time    3568
reducers    3537
acute    3533
natural    3484
control    3477
cracking    3474
results    3406
asthma    3392
negative    3305
disease    3266
impact    3256
engineering    3236
chronic    3182
managment    3160
cardiolite    3122
weight    3097
pills    3066
childhood    3009
factory    2986
remedies    2972
causing    2935
vitamins    2891
urinary    2884
activities    2801
release    2795
low    2764
life    2747
cost    2742
induced    2725
adrenal    2724
software    2694
dramatic    2669
testing    2669
evaluation    2657
injuries    2618
renaissance    2605
psychological    2601
adaptation    2595
vibratory    2585
trumatic    2584
research    2580
anger    2530
rash    2511
nurse    2499
occupational    2487
strategies    2480
nutrition    2456
nursing    2454
based    2448
program    2447
busters    2440
hormones    2438
mindfulness    2433
sleep    2417
lesson    2364
powerpoint    2344
plans    2339
level    2328
define    2314
concentration    2312
handling    2305
chemical    2276
pressure    2269
hormone    2246
survey    2245
hypertension    2232
pharmacological    2216
from    2215
exercises    2193
inventory    2177
sex    2176
books    2166
environmental    2166
computer    2146
parental    2139
kit    2138
headache    2115
combat    2082
herbal    2068
questionnaire    2067
different    2063
journal    2061
perceived    2017
cortisol    2006
measurement    1984
tensile    1972
funny    1972
information    1970
therapy    1958
eating    1956
parenting    1928
self    1911
model    1906
skin    1905
cardiolyte    1903
religion    1903
download    1900
inoculation    1894
technique    1884
positions    1861
problems    1856
term    1839
curve    1835
sources    1820
medicine    1801
positive    1769
long    1763
releif    1747
gain    1737
myocardial    1716
jokes    1712
surveys    1696
perfusion    1692
psychology    1690
fetal    1684
place    1663
tramtic    1655
law    1649
plan    1635
insomnia    1633
course    1632
enforcement    1605
levels    1603
child    1592
illnesses    1592
care    1578
storm    1575
help    1563
factor    1549
financial    1542
cancer    1542
affects    1542
truamatic    1535
assessment    1523
avoid    1516
take    1507
meditation    1476
checklist    1444
treatment    1442
herbs    1440
thalium    1431
rashes    1428
burnout    1427
analyzer    1424
exam    1415
homework    1411
sugar    1409
adolescents    1409
veterans    1396
teaching    1394
smoking    1390
soi    1382
vietnam    1381
art    1373
clip    1372
lupus    1348
comics    1342
cones    1341
kids    1335
memory    1328
syndrom    1325
suicide    1319
list    1315
cholesterol    1312
pipe    1309
study    1303
personal    1284
fatigue    1278
plants    1264
people    1254
tool    1254
tensor    1252
buster    1252
protocol    1252
headaches    1250
caregiver    1243
sport    1238
officer    1232
brain    1229
index    1207
abnormal    1204
welding    1204
physiology    1196
polls    1194
heartburn    1193
cold    1193
get    1190
music    1184
studies    1176
downloads    1172
anti    1158
journals    1151
death    1151
rester    1150
word    1145
shingles    1140
valgus    1132
picture    1128
organizational    1126
panel    1116
giver    1112
traumic    1109
addicted    1098
attack    1089
contact    1086
presentation    1059
stories    1047
intensity    1017
workshop    1016
attacks    1013
cardio    1011
massage    1010
decrease    1001
fight    992
chair    980
tabs    979
diet    976
humor    960
compressive    955
abortion    955
things    953
quizzes    932
scales    932
symptom    924
diathesis    923
severe    919
social    916
fun    911
programs    910
symtoms    907
dobutamine    906
surgery    899
vitamin    898
prolonged    894
chart    892
charts    887
due    867
tools    866
moving    866
bruce    861
medications    848
human    846
web    845
highest    844
comprehensive    844
abuse    844
chloride    841
soldiers    837
metal    836
magazine    834
tension    825
application    822
side    822
vulnerability    821
hypnosis    818
class    817
reaction    816
book    813
period    810
case    799
relif    792
aromatherapy    787
fat    782
medical    770
obesity    768
reliver    760
steel    759
rock    741
men    739
tramautic    739
hepatitis    737
meme    734
performance    721
disability    721
bumps    715
nurses    710
fcat    707
graphs    705
migraine    703
questionaire    694
prevent    694
corporate    688
rate    687
cardiomyopathy    686
videos    686
belly    682
poems    674
skills    673
aluminum    673
comic    667
war    666
products    664
coat    664
marijuana    663
preterm    660
it    654
consultant    652
mechanical    649
suctioning    647
endotracheal    646
cardiovascular    645
reflux    642
drug    641
piping    640
reduces    640
thyroid    640
prevention    634
m+me    633
models    632
tea    629
century    626
stop    625
houston    625
21st    625
canada    624
stages    622
geopathic    621
ulcer    619
overcome    615
promotional    615
pics    613
flight    612
au    611
travail    605
contraction    603
arizona    602
sports    600
overload    598
stomach    595
meter    594
yield    594
worksheets    592
formula    591
theories    587
acid    584
relationship    583
rx    582
doll    578
homeopathic    574
records    573
kill    573
leadership    571
money    569
limbic    567
prayers    566
prayer    565
cpu    565
marital    563
understanding    563
athletes    562
infant    561
proactive    560
muscle    560
adhd    558
eliminating    558
pengurusan    556
dots    555
bully    553
officers    540
ppt    538
broken    530
support    529
indicator    528
breakout    524
young    521
professional    519
pains    518
consequences    515
diagram    510
graph    510
healthcare    502
laughter    502
group    499
home    494
panic    493
quote    492
all    492
groups    491
metals    490
ferrous    486
stroke    485
trauma    479
as    479
faith    477
screening    474
magnesium    473
reasons    471
project    469
services    467
ems    466
blisters    464
dissorder    464
kathryn    462
rid    460
design    459
new    456
america    452
infection    450
du    448
famous    444
parents    443
organization    443
seminars    443
releive    439
point    433
overcoming    431
face    417
education    414
missed    414
adolescence    410
classes    410
dur    410
schizophrenia    407
sestamibi    406
responses    405
counseling    405
allowable    404
power    403
black    403
hypnotherapy    403
common    402
energy    398
after    397
drugs    396
international    392
handbook    391
equine    390
benefits    387
words    386
pharmacologic    382
paper    382
interviews    380
light    378
learning    377
manual    377
neck    377
con    375
adults    374
where    374
source    374
anxieties    367
celebrities    367
hypnotherapist    364
periods    364
careers    363
methods    362
calculations    359
ou    358
mais    356
mets    352
sentence    349
distribution    343
middle    341
/function    340
content    340
treatments    339
tectonic    334
incidence    330
tenebres    330
papers    329
holidays    329
misdiagnosed    328
come    325
world    324
healthy    324
current    324
gifts    324
procedure    322
ladies    321
october    321
adult    320
delayed    318
guidelines    316
change    314
tinnitus    314
gemtree    313
dizziness    313
deprivation    312
risk    312
playdoh    311
kills    306
making    305
english    302
tes    302
cd    302
lightheaded    301
inversion    298
profession    298
reactive    297
radioactive    294
denture    293
2007    292
ssi    292
lib+r+    290
breast    289
palpitations    284
false    283
bad    281
area    280
dolphin    280
costochondritis    279
electric    278
dr    278
advantages    277
presentations    276
devices    273
extreme    270
reason    270
constipation    269
flower    268
increase    266
residual    266
substances    265
reactions    265
monitor    264
aroma    263
cell    263
pimples    262
measuring    261
examples    261
treating    259
lessons    258
bach    258
white    257
calculation    256
nyc    255
count    254
first    252
learn    251
joy    250
bible    250
history    248
nausea    245
libere    244
plate    243
best    243
construction    243
girls    241
holmes    240
christian    240
cures    239
indicators    237
development    237
toddlers    237
proof    237
graduate    236
earth    235
beach    232
caffeine    231
systems    231
workers    230
infants    229
virginia    227
atypical    225
female    225
elevated    224
occupations    223
va    221
risks    220
hip    220
minimize    220
hop    219
truss    218
members    218
reste    216
executive    215
myoview    215
rules    213
wellness    211
business    211
crust    210
average    208
tolerance    207
materials    207
organizations    206
role    205
westergaard    204
syllable    204
classroom    203
effective    203
doctor    202
soil    202
clinical    202
biofeedback    201
fear    200
menstruation    198
diagnostic    198
pdf    198
chemicals    198
personality    197
weed    197
immunity    195
absolute    195
hans    193
dummies    193
absences    192
zone    192
single    192
primary    192
relate    191
nerves    191
warning    190
responding    190
syptoms    189
costs    189
drink    188
big    188
selye    188
chess    188
girl    188
biggest    188
special    188
destroy    188
correlation    187
adirondacks    187
proteins    187
tables    187
early    186
correctional    186
fighting    186
hotline    186
corticosteroids    185
hertz    185
party    185
bud    185
dosing    185
traumtic    185
wiki    184
tel    184
fwd    184
addictions    184
releavers    184
courses    184
year    183
neonatal    183
teach    183
livestock    182
bulb    182
cellularity    182
dynamics    182
absence    180
shell    180
kind    180
menstrual    179
pulley    177
late    177
innoculation    177
seminar    176
tetrahymena    176
academic    175
crack    172
justice    171
culture    171
parent    171
resources    170
equation    170
counselling    169
discussion    168
interventions    168
killer    168
worksheet    167
measures    166
transfer    166
cheek    166
chin    165
11    165
rss    165
feed    165
menopause    165
salespersons    165
classrooms    165
isolation    165
forehead    165
100    164
dentures    163
issues    163
society    162
healing    162
pack    162
ego    161
sexual    161
liver    159
glutamine    158
diarrhea    158
uk    158
link    158
drill    156
field    155
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