Stress is a part of everyone's life, no matter what people think. There are many different causes of stress. These causes are stressors. There are stressors in people's everyday lives whether they are work related or personal stressors. Some personal stressors are taking the kids to practice, spouses, family in general, car problems, the weather, and many other little things.
Distress is dysfunctional for both individuals and organizations.
Too much distress can cause an overload and breakdown a person's physical and mental health. Distress causes absenteeism, turnover, errors, accidents, dissatisfaction, reduced performance, unethical behavior, and illness. Stress is directly linked to peoples health. If a person is extremely stressed they are more likely to get ill than a person who has very little stress in their life. Also a stressed person is more likely to become depressed and not do their work properly.