Stress

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  • Stress
    • A medical term for a wide range of strong external stimuli, both physiological and psychological, which can cause a physiological response called the general adaptation syndrome.
    • In the case of adolescents, stress can be the byproduct of response to challenges and reaction to expectations of the people around them.
  • Stressor
    • The term used to denote those which cause stress. These are the things, events, situations, or thoughts that bring about stress.
  • Problem-focused approach
    • This strategy fundamentally involves focusing on the source of the stress. This may include trying to analyze the situation and making extra effort or working harder to solve the problem.
  • Emotion-focused strategy
    • This approach encompasses concentrating on one’s feeling emotion brought about by stress instead of facing the actual source of stress.