topic:: [[psychology]]
- In his monograph on Psychological Stress and the Coping Process[[14] https://www.karger.com/Article/Fulltext/441244#ref14)], Lazarus introduced the term ‘eustress' (‘good stress') to underline the positive cognitive response to stress to be identified in healthy competent people
- it is not possible to suppress stress in all forms, but the goal of each person is to diminish distress and to facilitate eustress, the psychological sensation of well-being.
related:: [[hormesis]]
- "**[[hormesis]]:** A low dose of something can have the opposite effect of a high dose. A little bit of stress wakes you up, but a lot of stress is bad for you. Lifting weights for 30 minutes per day is good for you, but lifting weights for 6 hours per day will destroy your muscles. Stress yourself, but not too much."
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