Perdev

• Stress

  A person's response to a challenging stimuli or situation
• Eustress

  • Keeps a person alert, motivated, and excited which results in improved performance
• Distress

  • A person experiences negative emotions, adverse effect on physical aspect, and/or negative changes in behavior
• Stressor

  Cause of stress
• Stress is a subjective experience
• Stressors

  • Change in parents' financial status
  • Serious illness or injury of a family member
  • Break-up with a boyfriend or girlfriend
• Coping

  The way people try to deal with problems which includes handling stress
• Coping styles

  • Problem-focused Coping
  • Emotion-focused Coping
  • Avoidance Coping
• Problem-focused Coping

  • Dealing with the actual problem posed by a stressful situation
• Emotion-focused Coping

  • Aims to comfort and soothe the stressed individual
• Avoidance Coping

  • Refusal to accept and deal with the stressor
• Healthy Coping Style

  • Channels negative emotions in acceptable or productive ways; address the actual problem
• Unhealthy Coping Style

  • Brings harm to oneself or to other people; avoids the stressor