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Stress And StressorsPublished by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (239 reads)Most of us sometimes feel we just can't cope. We may feel overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, frustrated or just plain exhausted and for perfectly good reasons. When things like this happen we tend to say we are suffering from 'stress'.
Stress, as it is currently used was coined by Hans Selye in 1936, who defined it as "the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change". The events that provoke stress are called stressors, and they cover a whole range of situations. It can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or anxious. What is stressful to one person is not necessarily stressful to another. Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension or fear. The source of this uneasiness is not always known or recognized, which can add to the distress you feel. Stress can also be defined as the sum of physical and mental responses to an unacceptable disparity between real or imagined personal experience and personal expectations. By this definition, stress is a response which includes both physical and mental components. Mental responses to stress include adaptive (good) stress, anxiety, and depression. Where stress enhances function (physical or mental) it may be considered good stress. However, if stress persists and is of excessive degree, it eventually leads to a need for resolution, which may lead either to anxious (escape) or depressive (withdrawal) behavior. Here we will see the negative aspect of stress and how to deal with it.
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