# Good Stress and Bad Stress

Distinguish between eustress (the productive, motivating kind of stress) and distress (harmful, overwhelming stress); explain the physiological stress response (fight-flight-freeze, HPA axis) and how chronic stress affects the body and mind; identify common adolescent stressors (academic pressure, social comparison, physical change, uncertainty about the future); evaluate evidence-based coping strategies (exercise, sleep, mindfulness, social support, expressive writing); recognise warning signs that stress has crossed into anxiety or depression and know where to get help

Builds on: Resilience and Bouncing Back (hard, https://ai.page/c/resilience-and-bouncing-back/en.md), Choosing the Right Coping Strategy (hard, https://ai.page/c/choosing-the-right-coping-strategy/en.md)

Concept id: good-stress-and-bad-stress. Subject: personal-development. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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