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Stress? Not bad at all.



Stress is commonly viewed as having negative consequences, and most interventions focus on reducing stressors. However, avoiding stress can lead to missed opportunities for growth and performance.

Optimizing stress responses can be a more effective approach during stressful situations.

This can be done through 
  1. stress appraisals, and 
  2. stress mindsets, which can help to promote adaptive, approach-motivated responses.
By perceiving stress responses as functional and adaptive, and seeing the opportunity inherent in stress, stress can be optimized.

Integrating reappraisal and mindset models can maximize the effectiveness of stress optimization.

A deeper understanding is needed to understand how stress responses impact outcomes in education, organizations, and clinical science.

Source: 
Jamieson JP, Crum AJ, Goyer JP, Marotta ME, Akinola M. Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mindset interventions: an integrated model. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2018 May;31(3):245-261. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1442615. Epub 2018 Feb 22. PMID: 29471669.

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