Riya and Kavya, two Class 12 students in Jaipur, share a crowded hostel room that stays noisy and very hot in summer. Both are preparing for the same board examinations. Over the past month, Riya has had frequent headaches and backaches, sleeps badly, worries a lot, has sudden mood swings and has begun missing her coaching classes. She has slowly learnt to read her own pattern of reactions. Kavya, in the same room and facing the same examinations, shows far fewer signs. Riya's grandmother has also fallen ill at home, and Riya's worry about her adds to her exam strain and her poor sleep.
Riya's worry about her grandmother's illness adds to her exam strain and her poor sleep. Which idea about the types of stress does this show?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → All the major types of stress are interrelated.
Option (1) All the major types of stress are interrelated. — Correct. The three types of stress are physical and environmental, psychological, and social, and they are interrelated. A family illness (social) feeds Riya's exam worry (psychological) and her poor sleep (physical).
Option (2) Social stresses are generated internally in our own minds. — Incorrect. This reverses the feature. Social stresses are induced externally and come from our interaction with other people; stresses generated in our own minds are psychological.
Option (3) Psychological stresses are induced externally by other people. — Incorrect. This is also reversed. Psychological stresses are internal, personal and unique to the person; external stresses from other people are social stresses.
Option (4) Physical stresses are aspects of our surroundings that are often unavoidable. — Incorrect. Aspects of our surroundings that are often unavoidable are environmental stresses. Physical stresses are demands that change the state of our body, such as lack of sleep.
NCERT (2026-27): “Types of Stress “These are induced externally and result from our interaction with other people. Social events like death or illness in the family, strained relationships, trouble with neighbours are some examples of social stresses. …” |