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ss refers to the reaction of an individual to disturbing events in their environment. Our reaction to stress
is fundamentally physiological, with any or all of the following manifestations:
· A heightened state of awareness
· A dry mouth
· Increased heart rate
· Shaky hands
· Increased perspiration
One thing that makes stress difficult to define, explain, diagnose, and treat is that stress is a subjective state.
What stresses you may not stress other people. Negative or unpleasant events are more likely to be
perceived as stressful than positive events, although positive events such as childbirth can also be stressful.
Negative events cause more psychological distress and produce more physiological symptoms than do
positive events. Uncontrollable or unpredictable events are more stressful than those that are controllable or
predictable. Unpredictable events may be more stressful, because there is no opportunity to prepare for
coping with them. Ambiguous events are more stressful than are clear-cut events, whether the events are
good or bad. Ambiguous events can leave you stuck in a problem-solving stage in which you attempt to
understand what caused the event and its meaning.
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PSYCHOLOGY AND LIFE
Stress is a potential causal factor in illness, in that it can open the door for both physical and psychological
problems. Some of the earlier wo
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