Which of the following statements would best define stress? Stress is:
a. The comfortable gap between how we like our life to be and how it actually is.
b. Everyday life, both the highs and the lows.
c. A consequence or response to an event or stimulus that can be positive or negative.
d. Identical to distress.
ANS: C
Stress is defined as a gap between how we would like our lives to be and how they actually are and as a consequence or response to an event or stimulus. It is not inherently bad (distress), and whether highs and lows are seen as distress or eustress is dependent on each individual's interpretation of the event.
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