Like I've never seen stress from the lens of being of any positive in our lives.. Thanks to the authors and your contribution made it more simple for me.. negative stressors take something away while positive stressors add..lol! I think one better be stressed preparing for a job promotion interviewshannonkate8 wrote: ↑03 Aug 2020, 18:22 rahilshajahan wrote:
> The book talks about stressors (reasons for one to stress) being of two
> types- positive and negative. I always believed stress was not good
> emotionally and physically, basically negative.
> But now that I think about it, an assignment which you can solve with some
> hours of studying should be positive stress. Am I thinking right? Do you
> have any better examples?
When I went to school (for psychology), positive and negative weren't necessarily how we thought of them. It was more of the addition or removal of something. For example, losing a job (something taken away) could be seen as negative. Positive could be getting a new job (adding something).
But positive and negative stress can be explained in the general way we think of it. Getting married is wonderful and exciting, but still stressful. So, positive stress. Losing a job sucks and would be considered negative.
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Yes. Basically, positive stress is the type that causes you to achieve something positive. While negative is the type that is not beneficial and merely causes unnecessary anxietyrahilshajahan wrote: ↑01 Aug 2020, 05:59 The book talks about stressors (reasons for one to stress) being of two types- positive and negative. I always believed stress was not good emotionally and physically, basically negative.
But now that I think about it, an assignment which you can solve with some hours of studying should be positive stress. Am I thinking right? Do you have any better examples?
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You have addressed the stress factor in a different perspective . Yes, It will not do much harm,even if you are stressed for a good cause which will not danger your mental and physical health.Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑01 Aug 2020, 14:50 Positive stress example= Working an additional hour to earn extra pay to provide your family with a proper livelihood.
Negative stress example= Worrying about a new pair of clothes you need to buy while you necessarily don't need them.
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Exactly my point. It has its positive and negative effects because it could help as a third sense or it could make you overly cautious which could be bad.Stephanie Elizabeth wrote: ↑01 Aug 2020, 08:53 I agree with you, and I have also, always, thought that stress was a negative thing--probably because it is portrayed that way in our society. I think a great example of stress being a positive thing is if a person knows they are in danger, the stress causes a flight or fight response, which can, as a result save your life. But if a person is always in a state of panic, the flight or fight response is always active, even if there is no threat, and that's when anxiety and stress can be detrimental.
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