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Which of the following may be affected by stress?

1. Attention
2. Concentration
3. Personality
4. Judgement

  • A
    1 and 3 only
  • B
    1 and 2 only
  • C
    2, 3, and 4
  • D
    1, 2, and 4

STRESS

Stress disturbs the body’s homeostasis and enables you to adapt to encountered situations. It is the body’s response to a stressor, which is an internal or external stimulus that is interpreted as a threat to the body’s equilibrium, and prepares it for action. In human psychology, stress refers to the excessive amount of stress that affects attention, memory, judgement and concentration.

Stress is a very subjective matter – every individual is different and stress reactions as well as their magnitudes differ from person to person. The individual level of stress depends on the individual’s subjective perception of available abilities and comparing them to the situational demands. In humans, the physiological reaction to stress is the non-specific “fight or flight” response. This natural reaction prepares you to either flee or protect yourself in dangerous situations.

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