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I plan to examine where I fall in relation to Selye's theory and how stress has positively impacted my life along with the adverse emotions that are evoked as a response to stress.
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Stress is defined "as any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one's well- being and that thereby tax one's coping abilities" (Weiten, pp.530). Stress can happen anywhere at anytime such as at home, school, work and even sports. The fact is that stress happens to all of us all of our lives and we can't hide from it. Because of this, stress has always carried a negative connotation when in fact stress is a leading contributor to the successes in our lives. We all need stress because without it life would be less exciting and challenging. Therefore, stress is a source of motivation and a necessary component to our success and survival. Of course there is the negative perspective to stress. Stress is known to evoke many emotional responses such as anger, irritability, depression and so on. Whether stress can be positive or negative depends on the individual...
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