Question

Explain the internal and external stressors with examples.

Answer 1

Stressors are any chemical or biological agent, environmental condition, or event that causes stress to the person. The individual considers it to be demanding, challenging, threatening, or harmful.

The types of stressors are internal stressors and external stressors.

• Internal stressors are within the individual, e.g., hunger or fatigue, or illness.
• External stressors result from the outside environment, e.g., environmental conditions like pollution, crowding. This results in frustration.