This Net Web Conference Training represents a series of modules on possible psychological effects and stress encountered in communities faced with chemical releases. The material will be discussed over a five week period, and is divided into five sections.

The first section (Section I) is an overview, which presents basic definitions of what psychological stress is, the various types of stress, as well as the mental and physical health effects of stress. The second section (Section II) will discuss the scientific definiti ...  [more]