Psychology - Stress

... Psychology - Stress 1.1) Analyse what stress is and the main sources of stress Defining stress is not an easy thing to do. Psychologists take the same view as physicists, who see stress as a force or pressure that is exerted on the body, except they look at stress in terms of the demands it makes on the organism and the efforts an organism has to make in order to adapt, cope or adjust to its demands. When defining stress it's important that the definition includes the interaction between external stressors and our physiological and psychological response to them. The definition must also acknowledge the role played by cognitive factors, because the way a person appraises a potential stressor affects the way they react. It is also important to acknowledge that stress can have positive as well as negative effects, since stress helps to keep us healthy and alert. Lazarus &

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