This is where there are few, if any, existing problems, the aim of the consultation being to prevent them from happening. The second stage is the intervention stage where stress is, in fact, present. They are known as Stage 1 and Stage 2 respectively. In practice, these stages are not always clear cut, as in real life the two stages can and do overlap. First of all, let's look at stress and two different categories of stress.
Stress is an individual reaction.
Of several people dealing with the same set of circumstances, one might succumb to stress and the others remain unaffected. Stress is misunderstood. It can be beneficial or it can ruin a life. Outstanding athletic achievements are not made during training but when the stress of competition provides the added stress, the edge that makes an athlete give just that little bit more. Harmful stress is also called 'negative stress'.