Stress

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1964

Creator: Amer Hospital Assn

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: 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 hormonesProducer, 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

Complete Record: 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