Winning an athletic competition is an example of eustress.

Eustress is defined in the model of Richard Lazarus (1974) as stress that is healthy or gives one a feeling of fulfillment. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1607 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Hurdling ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1607 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Hurdling ... Richard Lazarus was a psychologist at UC Berkeley who was named by American Psychologst as one of the most influential psychologists in the field. ... In medical terms, stress is the disruption of homeostasis through physical or psychological stimuli. ...

Distress versus eustress

Distress is the most commonly-referred to type of stress, having negative implications, whereas eustress is a positive, desirable form of stress. Both can be equally taxing on the body, and are cumulative in nature.^{[citation needed]}

Etymology

The prefix derives from the Greek eu meaning either "well" or "good". When attached to the word "stress", it literally means "good stress". In both the word "eustress" and its antonym "distress", the prefixes dis- and eu- refer to the stressor, and not the impact of the stressor. Look up Antonym in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Examples of causes of eustress

• Meeting a challenge
• Coming in first or winning
• Getting a promotion
• Marriage
• The holidays
• Buying a new home
• Going on a roller coaster ride

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• Eustress at Whole Health Stress Management Lecture

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See also

• Distress
• Hans Selye