# Stress

Dr. Hans Selye of the University of Montreal explains the nature of "stress" as a general alarm reaction through the pituitary and adrenal glands, set off by any attack on the body such as disease, injury, or mental pressure. Shows some of the experiments which led to his discovery, and discusses progress being made in the medical field in combating disease with hormones

Producer, Nicholas Balla ; director, Ian Macneill ; scenario, William Weintraub ; narrator, Geoff Hogwood ; music score, Maurice Blackburn ; animation, Sydney Goldsmith ; photography, Lorne C. Batchelor ; film editor, Fergus McDonell

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1956
- By: Selye, Hans, 1907-1982, Balla, Nicholas. pro, MacNeill, Ian. drt, Weintraub, William. aus, Blackburn, Maurice, 1914-1988. cmp, McDonell, Fergus, 1910-1984.…
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/stress_20170331)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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