Definition of Stress vs Stressor

• Stress


  A psychological or physiological response to a stressor. This can be positive or negative.
• Stress


  Occurs when an individual is presented with a demanding set of circumstances that exceeds their perceived ability to cope.
• Stressor


  Anything psychological or physiological that produces a stress responses such as examinations or marriage.
• Physiological stressors


  Things in the environments that creates stress. For example, noise.
• Psychological stressor


  Major events in our life that creates stress. For example, buying a house
• Physiological stress


  How the body physically responds to stress. For example sweating.
• Psychological stress


  The emotion that you experience when a stressor occurs.