Briefly describe how stress impacts individuals at workplace.

Answers will vary. Stress and well-being have been concerns for organizations for over 100 years. Competitive pressures cause stress and tension for workers and managers alike. Some organizations have full-time psychologists on staff to provide expert counseling to sustain world-class performance. Stress, or the stress response, can be described as the unconscious preparation to fight or flee that a person experiences when faced with any demand. A stressor, or demand, is a person or event that triggers the stress response. While stress is a neutral concept, it carries a negative connotation for some people, as though it should be avoided. This is unfortunate because stress is a great asset in managing legitimate emergencies and achieving peak performance. Please see the section "What Is Stress?" for more information.