What is Stress

The harmful physical and emotional responses that can happen when there is an imbalance between job demands and job resources in which the employee has more demands than resources.

This refers to an individual’s reaction when they feel under pressure or threatened by their work-related duties and responsibilities. It can be described as a feeling of inability to control or manage a situation or tasks. Stress can also refer to an overwhelming fear of failure or an extreme eagerness to complete an academic task within a given time ( WHO, 2020 ).

As a clinical term, stress refers to external pressures, threats, or stimuli, such as debts, deadlines, or physical assault from another person.

A state that ensues when an individual perceives that they cannot manage the demands being placed upon them.

A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.

Stress is a state of psychological or biological tension, which is experienced by individuals facing extraordinary demands, constraints or opportunities, coupled with perceived pressures of one’s life, that lead to emotional imbalances. Psychologically, stress is a feeling of mental imbalance and tension. Biologically, stress is a reactions due to physiological process which takes place within an individual as a result of overproduction of chemicals and hormones due to unusual external stimuli which causes high blood pressure and individual’s inability to overcome the external stimuli (for details see Fink, 2009).Stress can be real or perceived threat to the physiological or psychological integrity of an individual with consequences in physiological and/or behavioural responses, which occurs in reaction to somatic challenges such as competition, environmental harshness, and mediated by epinephrine and norepinephrine (Mogilski et al., 2019). Therefore, Stress represents a challenge to the homeostasis of the human body, which range from genetically regulated processes of human development to varying degree of social and environmental conditions.

A feeling of emotional and physiological tension owing to an external challenges or demands.

The great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes this condition.

A psychological and physiological reaction to a real or perceived threat. When sustained and chronic, it often results in significant negative health effects.

The physiological or psychological response to internal or external stressors. Stress involves changes affecting nearly every system of the body, influencing how people feel and behave. For example, it may be manifested by palpitations, sweating, dry mouth, shortness of breath, fidgeting, accelerated speech, augmentation of negative emotions (if already being experienced), and longer duration of stress fatigue (APA, 2020).

Stress is defined as the resistance force acting per unit cross-section area of the body. It is also defined as the ratio of applied load to the cross-section area of the body.

A sensation of mental or physical stress. It might come from an occurrence or thought that makes to feel fatigued, upset, or uncomfortable.

Stress is the body's way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by both good and bad experiences ultimately causing the body to react by releasing chemicals into the blood.

It is an organism adaptive response that allows to respond to environment different demands. Stress is naturally necessary for survival, however, if it is maintained over time, it can generate negative effects on health.

A situation that arises because of the association between the organism itself and its environment and helps improvement as long as it is at an appropriate level, and when it is excessive, it consumes all biological and psychological resources of the seafarers.

Factors that impact performance and well-being.

The concept of stress was borrowed by physiology where it generally refers to a force acting against some resistance.

A factor that induces bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in the causing of disease.

A condition of mental or emotional strain or anxiety caused by difficult or circumstances which are demanding.

It is the resistance of the organism against the deterioration of the psychological structure of the individual and the change of his behavior with the effect of some power and pressure.

When the individual experience that is unexpected and new and it threatens the sense of self or when the person loses control over the situation.

An unpleasant state that arises when an individual perceives his/her coping resources as insufficient to meet the environmental demands. It results in the activation of the sympathetic adrenomedullary system and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis.

A situation or event that causes a person to feel overwhelmed, anxious, or tense among other feelings. Often these feelings will include other symptoms like an elevated heart rate or a rise in blood pressure.

Associated with the state that results from events that generate anxiety or overwhelmingness. When a person receives demands that are excessive, he/she will begin to feel anxiety and to experience various symptoms.

Stress is a typical bodily response to change that causes physical, emotional, and cognitive reactions.

A physiological response to challenges, activating the “fight-or-flight” mechanism, affecting mental and physical well-being.

An unpleasant feeling triggered by the inability to cope with a given situation or event.

It is the inability of a person to cope with internal or environmental demands. It can be chronic, in the form of generalized perception of unsafety that is always present only to be dis-inhibited by safety perceptions. It can also take the acute form, when it is triggered by specific stressors.

A state of mental or emotional strain whereby an individual feels that the demands placed on them exceed their personal resources to meet such demands.

It is a negative feeling that changes one’s state of mind. Feeling tired, angry, anxious or nervous are reactions to an exterior condition such as too much work or fear of unknown situations.

Physical, mental, or emotional tension caused by a situation.

An individual’s response to experiences and events in their environment. It can be defined as any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. Stress is the body’s response to anything that requires attention or action. Everyone experiences stress to some degree. The way one respond to stress, however, makes a big difference to one’s overall well-being.

Giving a syllable or word intensity during speech, by producing loudness and emphasis.

A combination of psychological (cognitive) and psychological responses made by the individual to the potential stressors.

The unspecified physiological reaction to aversive stimuli.

It is termed as a feeling experienced by an individual that gets triggered through external or internal challenges.

The feeling or the emotional state we have under pressure or during difficulties.

It is a feeling of tension, emotional or physical if when the body experiences an external challenge.

A physiological and psychological response to external pressures or challenges, which can have both positive (eustress) and negative (distress) effects on an individual's well-being.

Is referred to as the physical or emotional reaction to internal or external stressors that entail innovations influencing almost each systematic aspect of the human body, affecting individuals’ emotions and attitudes (American Psychological Association, 2020).

The emotional response of an individual when faced with situations perceived as threatening or risky.

Physical, mental, and emotional factors that cause physical or mental tension.

The internal distribution of force over a unit area. It is the interaction response to the external loading.

It is a feeling of emotional or physical tension.

Disparity between the demands that the person is presented and the person’s ability to adapt to them.

The body’s reaction and response to any type of change that causes physical, psychological, or emotional tension.

The reaction people may have when presented with demands and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge their ability to cope.

A physical response of our body to an external stimulus.

Stress pushes one's mental and physical limits in new situations. The organism's response to adapt to this new situation is called the “stress response.”

A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances ( Mittal, & Kumar, 2018 ).

It is a reaction and response to situational threats, danger, or uncomfortable situations that interrupt the psychological and biological balance.

An emotional and physiological feeling of tension or anxiety, typically in reaction to increased demands being placed upon a person due to challenging or irregular circumstances.

Is either physical or biological that is an organism's retort to a stressor such as an ecological condition. Stress is the body's technique of responding to a disorder such as a threat, challenge or corporeal and mental barricade.

An internal state of physical and psychological stimulation, which may be harmful or beneficial, depending on the interpretation and response of the individual experiencing it.

An individual's response to experiences and events in their environment.

A feeling of strain and pressure.

A bodily response to physical and mental factors.

Stress is how we feel when under pressure or threatened. It happens when we are in a situation that we don't feel we can manage or control. When we experience stress, we can experience physiological responses, such as increased heartrate, or psychological responses such as feeling more worried or anxious.

A condition that causes illnesses in time that affect the body and mental state and reduce the quality of life.

A feeling of strain and pressure or any unpleasant emotion and feeling.

Negative and positive experiences and effects associated with challenges and transition.

A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.

Stress is a reaction that occurs with the breakdown of biological and psychological balance.

Stress is the mental reaction that occurs when an individual feels that she cannot cope with the demands or threats to her/his well-being.

Stress, either physiological, biological, or psychological is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition. Stress is the body's method of reacting to a condition such as a threat, challenge, or physical and psychological barrier. Stimuli that alter an organism's environment are responded to by multiple systems in the body. In humans and most mammals, the autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are the two major systems that respond to stress.

Is a situational response that can be physical, mental, or emotional, and occurs usually in response to a situation that is challenging or threatening. While a certain amount of stress is normal, chronic stress can manifest itself in physical symptoms and mental health issues.

A relationship between the person and the environment which is appraised as beyond the person’s capacity and threatening one’s well-being.

A physiological response or tension due to an imbalance in equilibrium resulting from an uncomfortable or unknown challenge (Merriam-Webster, 2015 AU41: The citation "Merriam-Webster, 2015" matches multiple references. Please add letters (e.g. "Smith 2000a"), or additional authors to the citation, to uniquely match references and citations. ).

The physical and psychological reaction to aversive stimuli.

Stress is how the human body and mind respond to any demand. Every type of demand such as exercise, work, school, major life changes, or unexpected events, a lot of responsibilities.

State of mental fatigue caused by the demand for a much higher than normal performance; it usually causes various physical and mental disorders.

In the modern hustle and bustle, stress emerges as a constant companion, demanding our attention to maintain our well-being.

Feeling of being overwhelmed and unable to cope.