Stress and Anxiety

By Luis de Rivera. Letting Go, 2021

264 citations recorded by the source corpus.

life and is not inherently good or bad. Stress can originate from an upcoming exam, disagreement with a roommate, grad school applications, unrealistic expectations (our own and others), transitioning to a new experience, etc. While stress may not be pleasant, a certain level of it can actual motivate us to work harder and do better in a given situation. However, when stress is not managed effectively or when it gets to be too intense, our ability to handle situations can be reduced.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology

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