Differentiate between constructive stress and destructive stress. Discuss coping mechanisms.

Stress is a state of tension experienced by individuals facing extraordinary demands, constraints, or opportunities. Constructive stress, or eustress, acts in a positive way for the individual and the organization. Moderate levels of stress are constructive. Destructive stress, or distress is dysfunctional for both the individual and the organization. Too little or too much stress can be destructive, but the emphasis is most commonly placed on the effects of too much stress. The two major coping mechanisms are those which regulate emotions emotion-focused coping and those which manage the problem that is causing the distress problem-focused coping.