A person’s response to vents that are threatening or challenging. Whether it is a paper or an exam deadline, a family problem, or even the ongoing threat of a terrorist attack, life is full of circumstances and events, known as stressors that produce threats to our well-being. Even pleasant events – such as planning a party or beginning a sought-after job – can produce stress, although negative events result in greater detrimental consequences then do positive ones.
Stress is the response to physical or psychological events perceived by the individual as potentially causing harm or emotional distress.
Stress refers to physical and psychological strain, usually lasting for a period of time which threatens the ability of a person (or an animal) to go on coping with a given situation.