WHAT IS STRESS?

Question 1

What is a basic definition of stress?

Answer 1

• Physiological and emotional response to a percieved threat or demand, which occurs when demands exceed percieved ability to cope.

Question 2

How did Selye define stress?

Answer 2

• The “nonspecific response of the body to any demand”

Question 3

What is short term (acute) stress?

Answer 3

Short-term stress ocurring in response to immediate challenges/ problems (e.g., exams, arguments).

Question 4

What is chronic stress?

Answer 4

Persistent stress over a extended period