The Stress of Life Author:Hans Selye, M.C. Defined as the rate of all wear and tear caused by life, stress is a concept of mental and physical illness. This startling theory of disease has been compared wih the contributions of Pasteur, Ehrlich and Freud. Dr. Hans Selye, its discoverer, received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the Germn University of Prague. Five major sections in the book: ... more »(1) The Discovery--evolutin of the stress concept; (2) The Dissection--an analysis of the mechanism through which our bodies are attacked by, and can defend themselves against stess; (3) The Diseases of Adptation--maladies which result largely from failures in the stress-fighting mechanism; (4) Sketch for a Unified Theory--how the knowledge of stress can further an understanding of the theory of life; (5) Implications and Applications.« less