In 1994, the Palestinian National Authority was declared and the land confirmed for Palestinians was called the autonomous areas or the National Authority Areas. Difficult issues such as Jerusalem, sovereignty, security, water, borders, settlements, refugees, prisoners, and other sensitive topics remained for the final stages of negotiations. However, the life of the Palestinians is better understood as lying on a continuum ranging from psychological trauma at one end and adaptation on the other. Vulnerability and stress are two psychological processes that are taking place between these two extreme poles.