Primary Categorization of Stress:

Stress can be primarily divided into the following two types:

• Negative Stress

• Positive Stress

Negative Stress:

Negative stress is considered as a causative factor in minor conditions like ulcers, digestive problems, skin complaints, headaches, and insomnia. Spiritual, mental, and physical health can be very badly harmed due to excessive, prolonged, and unrelieved stress.

Positive Stress:

Stress not only has negative effects on an individual, but there are some positive effects of stress as well that affect a person by stimulating awareness and motivation that provides the urge effectively deal with challenging circumstances.

When confronting threatening situations, it is the positive stress that provides the sense of alertness and urgency that are needed for effectively tackling of the circumstances.

Secondary Classification of Stress:

Stress is secondarily classified into the following four types:

1.Eustress:

This secondary type of stress belongs to positive stress, one of the two primary types of stress as, although a short-term stress, it provides immediate strength. Increased creativity, enthusiasm, and physical activity are the reasons eustress is experienced by an individual.

2.Distress:

Belonging to the negative stress, feelings of unfamiliarity and discomfort are brought by distress. This secondary type of stress gets further categorized into the following two types.

1. Acute Stress, which is a quickly arriving and disappearing intense stress, and
2. Chronic Stress, which exists for weeks, months, or even years.

3.Hyper-stress:

This secondary type of stress is suffered by people who are pushed beyond what they can tackle. Even little things can trigger a powerful emotional reaction when someone is hyper-stressed.

4.Hypo-stress:

Opposite of hyper-stress, hypo-stress occur to the individuals who are unchallenged and bored. Uninspired and restless are the conditions suffered by people who undergo hypo-stress.

More Types of Stress:

1. Post traumatic stress
2. Work stress
3. Stress incontinence
4. Teen stress
5. Job stress
6. Life stress
7. Stress headache
8. Oxidative stress
9. Emotional stress
10. Stress hormone