Which term describes negative stress that can be harmful?

Which term describes negative stress that can be harmful?

• A. Eustress
• B. Distress
• C. Acute stress
• D. Chronic stress

Answer: (B)

Distress describes stress that becomes harmful when demands exceed what a person can cope with, leading to physical and mental health problems and impaired performance. It’s the form of stress that feels overwhelming or damaging, unlike eustress, which is the beneficial, motivating kind of stress. Acute stress is a brief, time-limited response to a challenge and can be either neutral or distressing depending on the situation, while chronic stress is long-lasting; both can contribute to distress, but the term specifically highlighting the harmful quality is distress.

Distress describes stress that becomes harmful when demands exceed what a person can cope with, leading to physical and mental health problems and impaired performance. It’s the form of stress that feels overwhelming or damaging, unlike eustress, which is the beneficial, motivating kind of stress. Acute stress is a brief, time-limited response to a challenge and can be either neutral or distressing depending on the situation, while chronic stress is long-lasting; both can contribute to distress, but the term specifically highlighting the harmful quality is distress.