It helps motivate us to get up in the morning and achieve our goals. It makes us stronger and more alert. Stress is like a guitar string. If it is strung too tight, it snaps. If it is too loose, it won't make music.
Individuals can develop the capacity to hold stress to a tolerable level - a process called coping.
Coping doesn't mean passive endurance. Chalktalk Stressors are events that have the potential for causing stress reactions. List their responses on flipchart. Activity Have participants complete the Sources of Stress on Farms questionnaire. Chalktalk You've had a chance to identify some sources of stress on farms.