Psychology of Health
Stress Stress is an unavoidable consequence of life stree produces demands on people to adjust their behavior.Stress often has negative consequences such as Definition 1. Stress is a psychology tension produced by physical,social and psychology forces and pressures. 2.Some researchers define stress as a stimulus ( stressor ) that threatens us. 3.Sometime stress and anxiety is equated as psychology reactions to stressor. The nature of stress Stress involve circumstances and experience that are perceived as threatening.Stress is a common every day event and even seemingly minor stressor or hassles can be problematic.Major types of stress include frustration,conflict,change and pressure There are three stages in physiology reaction to stress. Alarm Resistance Exhaustion Causes of stress Stress is unavoidable at sometime in most of our life.There are two main causes of stress, 1.Life changes and daily Hassles 2.Major psychology causes of stress. a.life change and daily Hassle