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Chapter 3 Stress and Its Effects The Nature of Stress • Stress is “any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well-being and thereby tax one’s coping abilities”. • Stress has several characteristics. 1. Stress is a common, everyday event. • Both major and minor problems can be stressful. • Even daily “hassles” can have negative effects on our well-being. • Stressful events have a cumulative impact. The Nature of Stress, continued 2. Stress is subjecti