The Stress of Life
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The Stress of Life is a seminal book by endocrinologist Hans Selye that introduced and popularized the scientific concept of stress and its impact on human health.
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| The Stress of Life canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7012688 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Stress of Life Context triple: [Hans Selye, notableWork, The Stress of Life]
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A.
On Life
"On Life" is a philosophical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he explores the nature and purpose of human existence, emphasizing spiritual and moral development over material concerns.
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Appointment with Life
"Appointment with Life" is a classic Egyptian film starring Faten Hamama, recognized as one of the significant works in mid-20th-century Arabic cinema.
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C.
The Life
"The Life" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
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E.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Stress of Life Target entity description: The Stress of Life is a seminal book by endocrinologist Hans Selye that introduced and popularized the scientific concept of stress and its impact on human health.
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A.
On Life
"On Life" is a philosophical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he explores the nature and purpose of human existence, emphasizing spiritual and moral development over material concerns.
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B.
Appointment with Life
"Appointment with Life" is a classic Egyptian film starring Faten Hamama, recognized as one of the significant works in mid-20th-century Arabic cinema.
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C.
The Life
"The Life" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
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E.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Hans Selye ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hans Selye's experimental research on animals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describes |
alarm reaction phase of stress
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exhaustion phase of stress ⓘ general adaptation syndrome ⓘ resistance phase of stress ⓘ |
| explains |
concept of stressors
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distinction between eustress and distress ⓘ impact of chronic stress on health ⓘ physiological responses to stress ⓘ relationship between stress and disease ⓘ role of adrenal glands in stress response ⓘ |
| field |
biomedicine
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physiology ⓘ |
| genre |
medical literature
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science ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised edition ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
development of stress management concepts
ⓘ
terminology of stress in everyday language ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
medicine
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occupational health ⓘ psychology ⓘ public understanding of stress ⓘ stress research ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic in stress research ⓘ |
| includes |
case studies
ⓘ
historical overview of stress concept ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
endocrinology
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human health ⓘ stress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing the general adaptation syndrome to a broad audience
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popularizing the scientific concept of stress ⓘ |
| partOf | Hans Selye bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisher | McGraw-Hill ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general public
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physicians ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| topic |
adaptation to environmental demands
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biological coping mechanisms ⓘ neuroendocrine response to stress ⓘ psychosomatic medicine ⓘ stress-related diseases ⓘ |
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