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Used with adjectives:
"
Divorce is a time of intense stress on the children."
(intense, high, extreme, severe, considerable, incredible)
"
She suffers from chronic stress."
(chronic, acute, excessive, post-traumatic, emotional, mental, psychological, work-related)
"
His teenage daughter gives him added stress."
(added, increased, daily, greater)
"
The company is under extreme financial stress."
(financial, economic)
Used with verbs:
"
Losing a job causes great emotional and financial stress."
(causes, creates)
"
How can we avoid stress?"
(avoid, remove, decrease, alleviate, lessen, minimize, reduce, relieve)
"
She has so much stress at work."
(has, suffers from, experiences)
"
She does not handle stress well."
(handle, manage, cope with)
Used with nouns:
"
He needs to lower his stress level."
(level)
"
His work offers stress management classes."
(management, control)
"
A long vacation will give her stress relief."
(relief, reduction)
Used with prepositions:
"
The job put him under a lot of stress."
(under)
