Stress factor
A stress factor is an event, condition, or stimulus that triggers a stress response or increases the body's workload.
Definition
The stressor may be an external situation, conflict, deadline, noise, illness, lack of sleep, but also the thought or anticipation of a threat. Whether something becomes a stressor depends on the assessment of the situation, resources and ability to act. Therefore, working with stress involves both changing conditions and regulating interpretations and the body.
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Practice and life
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to look for stress only "in your head". The second mistake is to ignore small, repeatable stressors that add up to a cost.
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