As per Encyclopedia Britannica, stress is any strain or exertion or interference that disturbs the functioning of the organism. As per medical explanation, the term stress is the body’s general response to environmental situations. It can lead to.Stress results in a deviation from the existing physical, psychological condition or behavior of a person. Stress may be the result of an individual’s interaction with the environmental Stimuli (objects or situations). Such stimuli may be in any form; interpersonal interaction, event etc. The impact of stimuli produces deviation in the individual. Stress can be of two types; dysfunctional and functional. When a stress is created by undesirable outcomes, it is called dysfunctional stress, negative stress or “distress”. But when stress is created by desirable and successful outcomes, it is called a positive stress, functional stress or “eustress”.
Stress can be defined as a change in the state of a person due to sensing of a pressure posed by a situation. Stress is the outcome of transition of situations. Transition or change is the basic law of universe. A situation may provide favorable or unfavorable results to a person. But this favorability or unfavor ability of a situation is personal; it depends on the nature, intuitions, perceptions and interests of a person. A favorable situation of one person may be unfavorable to another. For e.g., the damage or fault of a car is an unfavorable situation for its owner because of the inconveniences rendered by this situation to him. But at the same time this situation may be a favorable one for a mechanic and a spare parts dealer. Situational change is natural and is an endless process. No situation is static; it has a beginning and an end. This is the major cause for stress. The end of a situation is the beginning of another. This shift from one situation to another in the personal and official life of a person makes several changes in him. |
