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eustress  

Definition

  • The Canadian physician Hans Selye was first to define stress as the response to stressors in the environment. He considered stressors to be the external demands or influence an individual feels at any given time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Eustress]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LH8JPD4D-K

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