Jaime T. Licauco, Philippine Daily Inquirer: There are many books and articles that have been written about the effects of stress on health.
Such modern ailments as ulcers, high blood pressure, gastritis, insomnia, asthma, cardiovascular problems,have been attributed to stress, or at least aggravated by it.
In the 1950s, experimental psychologist Robert Ader, for example, discovered that “rats that were restrained at the peaks of their activity cycles, and so presumably felt more frustrated by the restraint, were significantly more likely to develop gastric erosions.”
Because many human diseases have been associated with stress, many programs or techniques have been developed to control …
