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got the highest marks in the class. He smiles with flushed face and perspiration dripping down his body.
This is ‘eustress’ which is the stress of winning and achieving.
v Negative Stress: Mostly stress strikes us in negative way. It stems from the fear of losing, falling, overworking,
or not being able to cope. In such a situation, we see stress as a destructive, debilitating force. It’s true of
negative stress because negative stress causes distress. Such stress affects us in a harmful manner.

Dr Hans Selye is popularly known as Father of Stress for first introducing
the concept of stress in a medical context. According to him, stress is a
normal part of life and adapting to stress is a natural mechanism.

Meaning and Importance of Stress Management
Stress management is all about taking charge of your lifestyle, thoughts, emotions, and the way you deal with
problems.
Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life. This is not as easy as it sounds.
The true sources of stress are not always obvious, and it is all too easy to overlook your own stress-inducing
thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Sure, you may know that you are constantly worried about work deadlines.
But maybe it is your procrastination, rather than the actual job demands, that leads to deadline stress. To identify
the true sources of stress, look closely at your habits, attitude, and excuses. Until you accept responsibility for the
role you play in creating or maintaining it, your stress level will remain outside your control.

Being well versed with stress coping mechanisms help people lead a healthy and happier life.
Adequately managed stress prevents medical and physical illnesses. Stress management is vital because it leads
to following benefits.
v Improves mood
v Boosts immune system
v Promotes longevity
v Leads to burst of physical strength, which is vital for goal achievement
v Complete mental and physical engagement for task accomplishment
v Increases efficiency and effectiveness
v Prevents psychological disorders and behavioural problems

Sources of Stress
On the basis of its stimulus, the main sources of stress are.

Mental Stress

It is often spoken of as emotional stress and involves powerful feelings and emotions. It hampers the power
of our own mind to think, rationalise, and make meaning of our stress, hassles, and worries. It is about how
our brain perceives the stress in our life. Very high expectations from our ownselves can leave us with chronic
anxiety and mental stress.
This source of stress revolves around critical incidents and significant events in our life. There are significant
events that may occur in our life and give us stress. It may be positive stress like making a speech in school’s
annual function or winning a sporting event. However, there are also significant events that involve negative
stress. These may involve a serious accident, failure, etc.
Students may feel this stress, if they are unable to handle their assignment submission deadlines or their
examinations grades drop. Such events give rise to high degree of mental stress and anxiety. They are often
associated with continuing trauma after the event for an unnecessary longer period, often referred to as Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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