The term used to describe the level of stress that is good for you and is a person's best asset for achieving peak performance and managing minor crisis, is known as:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Eustress
Option (1) Distress — Incorrect. Distress is what eustress can turn into: the harmful form of stress that causes the body’s wear and tear. It lowers performance instead of raising it.
Option (2) Eustress — Correct. Not all stress is bad. Eustress is the term for the level of stress that is good for you and is one of a person’s best assets for achieving peak performance and managing minor crises, the very words of the question.
Option (3) Stress — Incorrect. Stress is the general term: the pattern of responses an organism makes to a stimulus event that disturbs its equilibrium and exceeds a person’s ability to cope. It covers both the helpful and the harmful kinds, so it does not name the good level of stress.
Option (4) Strain — Incorrect. Strain is the reaction to external stressors such as noise or crowding. It names the stress response in general, not a helpful level of stress.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 22-05-2025 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “Nature, Types and Sources of Stress … It is important to remember that not all stress is inherently bad or destructive. ‘Eustress’ is the term used to describe the level of stress that is good for you and is one of a person’s best assets for achieving peak performance and managing minor crisis. Eustress, however, has the potential of turning into ‘distress’. It is this latter manifestation of stress that causes our body’s wear and tear.…” |