general event that is hard or uncomfortable for most people,

specific to the individual because they are based on our experiences and they aren’t always a stressor themselves.

positive things in your life cause

stress caused by the negative things that happen to us

a short term,usually minor, stress

stressor that lasts a really long time or a result of trauma

sometimes called episodic stress, is a series of small stresses that happen continuously and never give you the chance to recover.

Things around you causing stress. 

Examples: poverty, homelessness, loud neighborhoods, unsafe neighborhoods.

Things preventing you from living your best life medically.

Examples: broken bones, sickness, disability.

Things that keep you constantly anxious or worrying.

Examples: big tests, fight with friends, big game/performance

Things that you do to put stress onto you.

Examples: trouble with the law, drugs & alcohol, not sleeping, not studying.

Changes in your lifestyle that cause stress.

Examples: moving, starting a new school, parents divorce, birth of sibling, death

Mobilizes all available resources to fight off threat or escaping the threat

Devotes energy to maintain the response to the threat. 

Resources are used up and the body is tired from fighting off threat.

during a bench press: Your muscles tense in order to keep the weight from crushing you

during a bench press: you extend and contract your muscles to complete the rep

during a bench press: You fail a rep and need your spotter to pull the bar up