Psychological stress

Insyd psychology, stress be a feeling of emotional strain den pressure. Stress be a form of psychological den mental discomfort. Small amounts of stress fi be beneficial, as e fi improve athletic performance, motivation den reaction to de environment. Excessive amounts of stress, however, fi increase de risk of strokes, heart attacks, ulcers, den mental illnesses such as depression den sanso aggravate pre-existing conditions.

Psychological stress fi be external den relate to de environment, buh sanso be caused by internal perceptions wey dey cause an individual to experience anxiety anaa oda negative emotions wey dey surround a situation, such as pressure, discomfort, etc., wich dem then deem stressful.

Na Hans Selye (1974) propose four variations of stress. On one axis, he dey locate good stress (eustress) den bad stress (distress). On de oda be over-stress (hyperstress) den understress (hypostress). Selye dey advocate balancing dese: na de ultimate goal go be to balance hyperstress den hypostress perfectly wey e get as much eustress as possible.

De term "eustress" dey cam from de Greek root eu- wich dey mean "good" (as insyd "euphoria"). Eustress dey result wen a person dey perceive a stressor as positive. "Distress" dey stem from de Latin root dis- (as insyd "dissonance" anaa "disagreement"). Medically dem define distress be a threat to de quality of life. E dey occur wen a demand vastly dey exceed a person ein capabilities.

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