Please go to MentalHealth.Net to read the entire article.
https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/types-of-stressors-eustress-vs-distress/
Eustress vs. Distress
In daily life, we often use the term “stress” to describe negative situations. This leads many people to believe that all stress is bad for you, which is not true.
Eustress
Eustress, or positive stress, has the following characteristics:
- Motivates, focuses energy.
- Is short-term.
- Is perceived as within our coping abilities.
- Feels exciting.
- Improves performance.
Please go to MentalHealth.Net to read the entire article to learn about distress and examples of each type.
https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/types-of-stressors-eustress-vs-distress/
Read about stress in teenagers in my article
Denise Pope and Mental Health of Our Children – Common Ground Speaker Series Jan 2016
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