Therefore, it seems that outside influences are not the cause of the inward stress, rather the stress is the result of how we, as individuals, handle the influences from outside. Some individuals handle stress with ease, others panic or have an anxiety attack more readily. In other words, stress is a descriptive term for a reaction of how an individual handles pressure and tension, whether from internal or external sources. Constructive handling of pressure and tense situations will result in lesser symptoms of stress and anxiety. Poorly handled or denied reactions will result in greater symptoms of stress and anxiety.
Hysteria is extreme reaction to inability to handle situations.
Rather than causes here, we will be speaking of the outside influences which may or may not trigger a reaction of anxiety within an individual. Everyone feels stressed at one time or another. Not everyone handles stress constructively. The body can handle some stress, mental or physical, but stress must be coped with and most people have the ability to do so. If the stress is short-term, chances are good that it will be dealt with.