Stress is a state of tension within an individual caused by a stimulus, event, or situation that is burdensome to the body and mind. Holmes (T.H.Holmes) and Rahe (R.H.Rahe) et al. have shown that stresslivingThe company states that it is a change on the individual'slivingThe relationship between disease and the various events that cause changes in the body's response to stress was shown to be a series of physiological responses to noxious stimuli. Harris Selye described stress as a series of physiological responses to noxious stimuli, and he named the non-specific physiological reactions such as adrenal cortical enlargement, atrophy of the thymus and lymph glands, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and bleeding that occur in the body due to noxious stimuli (stressors) the panadaptive syndrome. Richard Lazarus (R.S. Lazarus) and Susan Folkman (S. Folkman) stress,human beingHuman andenvironmentand that the relationship is a specific relationship with a person that is assessed as burdening his or her dynamics, exceeding his or her resources, or threatening his or her well-being. Lazarus et al. involved in psychological stress are,livingIt is the minor irritations of daily life, persistent unpleasant feelings, etc., rather than a major event that causes a change in thehuman beingresponse is not uniform, and that whether a situation is stressful depends on the individual's cognitive evaluation. Moderate stress is energy for activity andhuman beingGrowth ofdevelopmentHowever, excessive stress can be harmful, causing health problems.
nursingThe target population of the "Mere Old Man" is considered to be living in a more or less stressed state due to disease, disability, or health challenges, and therefore, nurses are expected to utilize their professional nursing assistance skills to help them recover from or escape from stressful situations.

References
(1) R.S.Lazarus , S.Folkman (Author)/Motoaki H., Haruki Y., Oda M. (Translators): Psychology of Stress: Cognitive Assessment and Coping Research, Jisshi Kyoiku Shuppan,1991.
(2) Richard S. Lazarus (lecture) / Shunichiro Hayashi (ed. and trans.): Stress and Coping - Invitation to Lazarus Theory, Seiwa Shoten, 1990.
(3) Kosugi, M. (ed.): Stress Psychology: Individual Difference Process and Coping, Kawashima Shoten, 2004 (←2002?).