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Question
Give the definition of stress.
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Solution
The word stress is derived from the Latin word ‘Stringi’ which means ‘to be drawn tight’. According to Richard Lazarus ‘stress is a feeling experienced when an individual feels that the demands exceed the personal and social resource that he/she is able to mobilize.’
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