In this phase the body's resources are depleted, breakdown occurs, and death may even result. Psychological approach This approach defines stress as an internal state which can be caused by psychological demands on the body or by environmental and social situations which are appraised or evaluated as potentially harmful, threatening or challenging or exceeding our resources for coping. The psychological approach explained why different people respond in different way to the same kind of stressor. One person may not be bothered driving in heavy traffic while others might be very tense. Stress may have both beneficial and destructive effects upon the individual.
Performance improves with increasing amounts of stress up to an optimum point.
Beyond that point, additional amounts of stress will result in a reduction in performance level. Selye called the good stress Eustress and bad stress Distres 2 . Eustress is the healthy, positive, and constructive stress, while distress is the unhealthy, negative and destructive one which comes out of the stress response. The consequences could include cardiovascular disease, high absenteeism, or other illness. Sources of stress or stressors are events or situations may be manifold.