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Types of Stress

There are several types of stress. Positive stress, or eustress, motivates and focuses energy for short periods. Negative stress, or distress, causes anxiety and decreases performance. Acute stress is the body's short-term response to challenges. Episodic stress involves frequent acute stress episodes that are exhausting. Chronic stress is ongoing pressure from long-term emotional issues that can negatively impact health if left untreated.

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Types of Stress

There are several types of stress. Positive stress, or eustress, motivates and focuses energy for short periods. Negative stress, or distress, causes anxiety and decreases performance. Acute stress is the body's short-term response to challenges. Episodic stress involves frequent acute stress episodes that are exhausting. Chronic stress is ongoing pressure from long-term emotional issues that can negatively impact health if left untreated.

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Types OF

STRESS
NIHARIKA KHANDURI
BA (HONS.) PSYCHOLOGY
SAP I’d: 1000012029
What is Stress?
 Stress is your body's response to anything that requires attention or action.
 Everyone experiences stress to some degree. The way you respond to stress,
however, makes a big difference to your overall well-being.
 According to Lazarus, “Stress reaction depends on how the person interprets
or appraises either consciously or unconsciously the significance of a
harmful, threatening or challenging event.”
What are the various types of stress?
 On the basis of nature of stress:  On the basis of time duration:
1. Eustress 1. Acute stress
2. Distress 2. Episodic stress
3. Chronic stress
EUSTRESS (Positive stress)
 Eustress can promote feelings of  Eustress, or positive stress, has the
energy, focus, excitement or following characteristics:
fulfillment. 1. Motivates, focuses energy.
 It is typically caused by positive 2. Is short-term.
experiences, such as starting a 3. Is perceived as within our coping
new job or getting married, birth abilities.
of a baby in the family, etc.
4. Feels exciting.
5. Improves performance.
DISTRESS (NEGATIVE STRESS)
 It is a negative stress that causes  Distress, or negative stress, has the following
characteristics:
feelings of worry, fear or anxiety.
1. Causes anxiety or concern.
 Distress is typically caused by 2. Can be short- or long-term.
negative experiences and 3. Is perceived as outside of our coping abilities.
situations, such as losing a job or 4. Feels unpleasant.
when a family member is 5. Decreases performance.
diagnosed with an illness. 6. Can lead to mental and physical problems.
ACUTE SRESS
 Acute stress, can be helpful in short doses. It is
the body’s response to a recent or anticipated
challenge or unexpected event.
 Symptoms of acute stress include:
1. emotional distress
2. muscle tension
3. headache, back pain, or jaw ache
4. stomach upset
5. rapid heartbeat
6. raised blood pressure
EPISODIC STRESS
 Episodic stress is when a person experiences
acute stress frequently.
 If one have episodic stress, he may feel like he
is always under pressure or that things are
always going wrong. This can be exhausting,
both physically and mentally.
 Episodic acute stress can lead to:
1. irritability
2. unintended hostility
3. relationship problems
CHRONIC STRESS
 Chronic stress is ongoing stress resulting
from long-term emotional pressure. For
example, a stressful job, unhappy family
situation, or money problems.
 Symptoms of chronic stress
1. Nervous system arousal
2. If left untreated, may lead to heart disease
and problems with the immune system.

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