A person in distress is one who can swim or float but can no longer make forward progress.
Potentially harmful stress.
Unhappiness caused by pain or worry.
Distress refers to unpleasant or harmful stress under which health and performance begin to decline.
A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal.
Negative stress. Refers to unpleasant or harmful stress under which health and performance may begin to deteriorate.
Selye’s term for the negative effects of stressors.