• Dr. Soni Sinha

Stress though inevitable in life is difficult to define precisely. Many events occurring in daily life, brings challenges that impinge upon our minds, bodies and emotions to different extents, subjecting us to stress of various types, namely mental, physical and emotional. Stress, therefore, is a state which an individual finds himself in, when his systems and faculties are unable to measure up to the challenge even by stretching their capacities to the maximum. As a matter of fact, there is an individual variation in stress perception and management, circumstances under which a person perceives stress also have a bearing on it extent and intensity. Consider, for instance, a long distance walk thrust upon an individual not used to walking marathon distance. The exercise proves patently stressful for him. But the same event causes little discomfiture, much less a stress, in a habitual jogger or sprinter. Consider another case, a person running a kilometer on a routine exercise schedule experiencing negligible stress. However, the same person, running the same distance, chased menacingly by a dog would experience an intense stress. Stress perception, therefore, varies from individual to individual and circumstances to circumstances and accordingly varies the body’s response to it.

Stress, Challenges, Experience

"STRESS : METABOLIC AND NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 5, page no.469-472, May-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1705084.pdf

"STRESS : METABOLIC AND NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 5, page no. pp469-472, May-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1705084.pdf