Shweta got to know that she has a class presentation next week which will be evaluated. So she worked hard all week because she wanted to perform well. On the other hand Veena got to know about the presentation last night. She ended up not sleeping the whole night and panicked due to which she could not prepare the presentation. The type of stress experienced by Shweta is ______ and _____ by Veena.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Eustress, Distress
Not all stress is bad. ‘Eustress’ is the level of stress that is good for you and is one of a person’s best assets for achieving peak performance. Eustress has the potential of turning into ‘distress’, the manifestation of stress that causes the body’s wear and tear.
Shweta — the coming evaluation pushed her to work hard all week to perform well; the stress improved her performance, so it was eustress.
Veena — she panicked and could not sleep, and the stress stopped her from preparing; it harmed her performance, so it was distress.
Strain, in Options (3) and (4), is the name for the reaction to external stressors. It does not tell good stress from bad, so it cannot describe either girl’s stress in the way the question asks.
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.…” |