salvatore maddi: hans selye, the canadian physician, won a nobel prize for that. diseases of adaptation, he called them. they're breakdowns. wear-and-tear diseases. heart disease, cancer, stroke, osteoporosis, alzheimer's disease, probably. there's a whole range of so-called wear-and-tear diseases that are the result of prolonged strain. prolonged stress can also lead to breakdowns in relationships. we call them behavioral breakdowns. let's say you're so preoccupied with your work and all of the stresses in it that you can't open up to your family and give them empathy and support in their problems. well, you're courting divorce. - come on in, joe. - i'm sorry i'm late. let's say you're so preoccupied with your stresses that you can't meet deadlines at work. well, you might lose your job. if it happens again, i'm afraid you can look for another job. the research shows that it's not stress that does you in per se, okay? it's your ability to make use of the stressor in a way that adds to your life meaning. and what i mean by this is that we all have stress, but the