{"id":343,"date":"2023-08-09T19:59:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2024-06-14T03:02:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:02:59","slug":"what-is-stress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/what-is-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS STRESS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"343\" class=\"elementor elementor-343\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-961bc34 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"961bc34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a375e\" data-id=\"48a375e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb182a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bb182a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Stress?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4c389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da4c389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The technical definition of stress is the body\u2019s nonspecific response to any demand \u2013 pleasant or unpleasant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3f2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f3f2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s7\">People have very different ideas with respect to their definition of stress. Probably the most common is, \u201cphysical, mental, or emotional strain or tension.\u201d Another popular definition of stress is, \u201ca condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s7\">Most people consider the definition of stress to be something that causes distress. However, stress is not always harmful since increased stress results in increased productivity. A definition of stress should also embrace this type of healthy stress, which is usually ignored when you ask someone about their definition of stress.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s7\">Any definition of stress should also include good stress, or eustress. For example, winning a race or election is just as stressful as losing, or more so. A passionate kiss and contemplating what might follow is stressful, but hardly the same as having root canal work. Any definition of stress should similarly explain the difference between eustress and distress.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s7\">The definition of stress for most people tends to focus on the negative feelings and emotions it produces. Almost every definition of stress also discusses certain resultant physical, physiological or biochemical responses that are experienced or observed. A very comprehensive definition of stress that includes these and more is the biopsychosocial model, which, as it name suggests, has three components. This definition of stress distinguishes between an external element, another that is internal, as well as a third that represents the interaction between these two factors.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s7\">The total negative response from distress can be divided into three phases: the alarm reaction, resistance, and then exhaustion. When individuals are exposed to a stressor, they are, at first, taken off guard. Then, they attempt to resist the change, and eventually fall victim to exhaustion in countering the stressor.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02c1295\" data-id=\"02c1295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1134eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1134eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-906x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-906x1024.webp 906w, https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-600x678.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-265x300.webp 265w, https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother-768x868.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.stress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stressed-Mother.webp 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1c92be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1c92be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c25ace4\" data-id=\"c25ace4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0c372 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0c372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">68%<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84c656f\" data-id=\"84c656f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cced4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18cced4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>of mothers feel stressed in their homes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa55a60 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa55a60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65593a5\" data-id=\"65593a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9acce elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d9acce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acute Stress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623668a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"623668a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s13\">Fight or flight. The body prepares to defend itself. It takes about 90 minutes for <\/span><span class=\"s13\">your <\/span><span class=\"s13\">metabolism to return to normal when the response is over.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e3e46\" data-id=\"84e3e46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5b8d6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c5b8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chronic Stress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f8c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f8c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\">The cost of daily living: bills, kids, jobs, etc. This is the stress we tend to ignore or push down. Left uncontrolled this stress affects your <\/span><span class=\"s13\">physical <\/span><span class=\"s13\">health<\/span><span class=\"s13\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79f84c4\" data-id=\"79f84c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9860e19 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9860e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eustress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a717d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a717d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\">Stress in <\/span><span class=\"s13\">life<\/span><span class=\"s13\">,<\/span> <span class=\"s13\">such as<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> getting married, <\/span><span class=\"s13\">having a <\/span><span class=\"s13\">baby, winning money, <\/span><span class=\"s13\">getting promoted, <\/span><span class=\"s13\">making <\/span><span class=\"s13\">new friends, or <\/span><span class=\"s13\">graduati<\/span><span class=\"s13\">n<\/span><span class=\"s13\">g<\/span><span class=\"s13\">,<\/span> <span class=\"s13\">that ha<\/span><span class=\"s13\">s<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> positive connotations<\/span><span class=\"s13\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b591139\" data-id=\"b591139\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1437e2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1437e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beed015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beed015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\">Stress in <\/span><span class=\"s13\">life<\/span><span class=\"s13\">, such as <\/span><span class=\"s13\">experiencing divorce, punishment, injury, <\/span><span class=\"s13\">negative feelings, financial problems, or work difficulties<\/span><span class=\"s13\">,<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> that has negative connotations<\/span><span class=\"s13\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44cb938 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44cb938\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa7396b\" data-id=\"aa7396b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cba66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"33cba66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"stress-america-main\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193b47e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"193b47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stress in America<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44b78c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d44b78c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lingering memories of the COVID-19 pandemic, global conflicts, cries of racism and racial injustice, inflation, and perceived climate-related disasters continue to weigh heavily on the collective consciousness of Americans.<\/p><p>The national public health emergency surrounding COVID-19 officially ended on May 11, 2023. Although many have celebrated a return to \u201cnormal,\u201d findings from the latest Stress in America\u2122 survey suggest a more complex reality. According to psychologists from the American Psychological Association (APA), the perception of normalcy is overshadowing the posttraumatic effects that have significantly altered our mental and physical health.<\/p><p>Upon reviewing this year&#8217;s survey data, APA psychologists unanimously agreed that our society is experiencing the psychological impacts of collective trauma. &#8220;The COVID-19 pandemic created a shared experience among Americans. While the early-pandemic lockdowns may seem like a distant memory, their aftermath lingers,&#8221; said Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, APA\u2019s chief executive officer.<\/p><p>The report &#8220;Stress in America 2023: A Nation Recovering from Collective Trauma&#8221; examines the lasting psychological impacts of these significant crises. Analysis of mental and physical health pre- and post-pandemic reveals signs of collective trauma across all age groups.<\/p><p>The data indicates that the long-term stress sustained since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted well-being, with a notable rise in chronic illnesses\u2014particularly among those aged 35 to 44, increasing from 48% in 2019 to 58% in 2023. This age group also saw the highest increase in mental health diagnoses, from 31% in 2019 to 45% in 2023, though adults aged 18 to 34 reported the highest rate of mental illnesses at 50% in 2023.<\/p><p>Prolonged stress poses risks for various mental health challenges, heightens sensitivity to daily stressors affects overall life outlook and goals, and impacts the body&#8217;s physiological stress response, with significant implications for physical health. Coping with long-term stress requires distinct strategies compared to temporary stressors.<\/p><p>Ongoing stress keeps the body on high alert, leading to inflammation, immune system wear, and an increased risk of ailments such as digestive issues, heart disease, weight gain, cancer and stroke.<\/p><p>&#8220;We cannot ignore that we have been profoundly changed by the loss of more than one million Americans, and the shifts in our workplaces, schools, and culture at large. To move towards posttraumatic growth, we must first identify and understand the psychological wounds that persist,&#8221; stated Evans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d258f89 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d258f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/more-stress-information#stress-america\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Science of Stress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaee5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaee5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s13\">We must<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> differentiate between <\/span><span class=\"s31\">distress<\/span><span class=\"s13\">, which often <\/span><span class=\"s13\">conveys <\/span><span class=\"s13\">harmful stress<\/span><span class=\"s13\">, and <\/span><span class=\"s31\">eustress<\/span><span class=\"s13\">, which often <\/span><span class=\"s13\">conveys <\/span><span class=\"s13\">overwhelming happiness<\/span><span class=\"s13\">. During both <\/span><span class=\"s13\">distress and <\/span><span class=\"s13\">eustress<\/span><span class=\"s13\">, the body undergoes virtually the same <\/span><span class=\"s13\">responses to <\/span><span class=\"s13\">various <\/span><span class=\"s13\">negative or <\/span><span class=\"s13\">positive <\/span><span class=\"s13\">stimuli<\/span><span class=\"s13\">;<\/span> <span class=\"s13\">h<\/span><span class=\"s13\">owever, eustress causes much less damage than distress<\/span><span class=\"s13\">. <\/span><span class=\"s13\">Therefore,<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> how an individual <\/span><span class=\"s13\">experiences<\/span> <span class=\"s13\">stress <\/span><span class=\"s13\">influences<\/span> <span class=\"s13\">how well<\/span> <span class=\"s13\">they <\/span><span class=\"s13\">adapt <\/span><span class=\"s13\">to change.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s13\">It\u2019s worth noting, s<\/span><span class=\"s13\">tress diseases are <\/span><span class=\"s13\">caused <\/span><span class=\"s13\">by errors in the body\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"s13\">adaptation process. They <\/span><span class=\"s13\">may be avoided<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> when <\/span><span class=\"s13\">the body\u2019s regulatory processes are properly checked and balanced<\/span><span class=\"s13\"> and adaptation <\/span><span class=\"s13\">is <\/span><span class=\"s13\">facilitated by improved perception and interpretation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21f089 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e21f089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/more-stress-information#science-stress\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DISCOVER MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb7801 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb7801\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f8d16a\" data-id=\"0f8d16a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6270064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6270064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"coleman-teaser\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bfe0d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03bfe0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lewis Coleman, MD\u2019s Landmark Discovery in the Science of Stress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1a439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab1a439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lewis Coleman, MD, Chief Science Officer at The American Institute of Stress<\/strong><\/p><p>Dr. Lewis Coleman&#8217;s groundbreaking research has revolutionized our understanding of stress, revealing its complex biochemical mechanisms and their profound effects on human health. 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