Yes, it could be a good thing. This is because if you have a chance to use this stress to your advantage you can perform better in certain aspects. Lets say I am doing some lax and I gotta run fast to get where I need to go on the field. That stress could speed me up and help me get there fast and help me, once I get there to hit the other person as hard as I can. In that time, the stress would help me out and let me play my best. Although I must agree in most circumstances stress is a bad thing but sometimes, stress' got yo back and it der to help you out. :D :) :)

Chronic stress means being under stress for long periods of time. Considering how long periods of stressful situation could adversely change the size, structure and functions of the brain, it is difficult to say how chronic stress could be a good thing. For example, it is difficult to imagine what benefits could being in a prolonged armed conflict bring to our mental health.
Furthermore, there is a limit to what individuals can do to manage chronic stress. If the source of chronic stress lies in the environment in which we live in, no amount of management could solve the problem. Sometimes, we might have to change the environment in which we live in in order to remove the source of chronic stress.

I find chronic hard to see as a good thing, sure stress gives you the necessary boost e.g. public speaking. but chronic stress is over a long time as cheam has mentioned, and from what i heard, it seems that there is very few ways it could be a good thing. Small amounts may help you and your body prepared, but any huge amount can not be a good thing.

1. Stress is good for reacting in dangerous situations, and keeping you safe. It also gives you that extra encouragement to do well in something, for example taking an exam or performing a speech. However, chronic stress has more negative impacts than positive. Is stress worth the possibility of it becoming chronic? And the risk of your prefrontal cortex shrinking, leading to memory loss? Although stress can be good and helpful in certain times, chronic stress is more unhelpful than helpful.

Being under stress for long periods of time can be bad because it can change how the brain acts. So im not to sure how it can be good because stress is only good if it is controlled because it can be good for quick and fast acts and thinking. So I do not think Chronic stress can be good because that is being under stress for long period of times which is bad for you.

I think chronic stress changing the brain could be a good thing but only if its managed and the changes don't get extreme and out of control. I think these changes could make you eager to get a task done and it could give you the perseverance that you need to finish a task. It can also make you more motivated in a competitive sport. It can also help you if you are in a dangerous situation

Yes, I think by controlling the perspective of what stress is and perceiving it as a positive natural occurrence the brain can be changed to benefit the user. When under a lot of pressure stress can be altered as a method of building courage to overcome the struggle or task at hand. I think the trick is not to overdue it and for people to known their own personal boundaries when dealing with stress.

I think it depends on how long you have be chronically stressed and how well you really can manage it.
If it is a "perfect " world, then yes. It keeps your active and striving to meet the challenges of stress and to keep your life balanced. Your brain could keep up in away, but it you look at your brain like a computer it can handle all of theses process yet something got to give some where else or you mind will over heat in away and just shut down.
There is also the fact that is you keep it up your might become numb to the fact that your stress and push though it which can do some damages to your brain which leads to your body being out of wack, which is something that is never good.
I think do to the fact to were are still really uncovering how the brain really works and how stress effects you there is no perfect balance to chronic stress and managing it.

I think stress can be good if managed correctly. However, chronic stress over time is not good for the brain and does not change it in a positive way. If stress is managed effectively, it can increase the release of stored energy. The release of cortisol from stress is a good and natural way for the body to protect itself.

I feel as though this could be a good thing, because you can use the way stress changes your brain to enhance certain aspects of your life, such as in sports, academics, etc. Overall though, I think that the way chronic stress changes your brain is generally a bad thing, and should be avoided, even though this is typically impossible. The physiological changes associated with stress can be precursors for a number of degenerative diseases, and can lead to a small prefrontal cortex, and well as loss of short and long-term memory function.

Stress is not only a good thing, I think its a necessary thing. A moderate amount of stress helps one to develop the ability to cope with adversity, so when it occurs, they are able to be more resilient and bounce back, but, chronic stress on the other hand is never a good thing. The psychological and physiological changes made caused by persistent exposure to stress are known to negatively impacting one's well-being, so Its hard to imagine a situation where there is a positive outcome outweighing that. However I'm not sure what it would mean for chronic stress to be effectively managed so there could possibly be some benefits I am unaware of, but to me "effectively managed" and "chronic" sound contradictory. Because chronic means that one is experiencing stress persistently, wouldn't that mean it is not under control and therefore not effectively managed?

It depends on the person. However, the use of the word "chronic" makes me lean towards the idea of it not being a good thing. Chronic implies ever day stress for long periods of time, and this can be quite detrimental depending on the individuals stress response. For my sister, this would be debiliating. She experiences stress induces sickness and vomitting, and has gone to the hospital in some cases. Stress can be beneficial though in small amounts. It can help one to accomplish difficult tasks efficiently with the extra push provide by the pressure from stress. I don't believe chronic stress to be quite as beneifical, but general and average stress amounts can help some depending on the stress response for the individual.

Research has proven that chronic stress has a lot of negative sides, therefore I believe that chronic stress is a bad thing. Although, stress for short periods of time has proven to give one an energy boost and extra focus, it is unfavourable to live with stress over a longer period of time as the brain is not able to rest and work at it's full capacity.

I don't think it can be a good thing because once you start develop bad habits it will stick forever. it will be hard to change to good habits

Yes, stress could be a good thing because for example your parents might stress you to work harder on an assignment or get your work done faster. You also might be stressed when trying to when a completion like a track race. Good stress can push you to do better and achieve your goal and purpose.

In my opinion, I don’t think that chronic stress can be considered as a good thing. Once you look at all the cons and negative effects of chronic stress, I don’t think that chronic stress can be considered as a good thing in any situation because it always wreak havoc on the brain and the body.

I read the "lick your rats" article (link that was added at the end of the lesson).
We learn that "the anxious, guarded behavior of the low-nurtured rat is an advantage in an environment where food is scarce and danger is high. The low nurtured rat is more likely to keep a low profile and respond quickly to stress. In the same environment, a relaxed rat might be a little too relaxed. It may be more likely to let down its guard and be eaten by a predator."
Therefore I am wondering if low nurtured human people feel somehow "better" in an environment where danger is high because they react better and feel stronger and more powerfull than other people in such an environment...

I think stress can be good if managed correctly. However, chronic stress over time is not good for the brain and does not change it in a positive way. If stress is managed effectively, it can increase the release of stored energy.

I don't think it can be a good thing because once you start develop bad habits it will stick forever. it will be hard to change to good habits

Yes, I do believe it is a good idea so we can address this before ti gets out of control.

Chronic stress could be good in a way if is not to much stress it could help you in many things. Like talk in public and give you a good boost. However to much stress you impact your life in many ways like bad habits could be harder to stop

Chronic stress affect the brain in many ways, I personally don't see it's something good. It can shrink your brain and loss of memory. If chronic stress were to be manage effectively it can help the person be more calm and have less affect on the persons brain. But in reality we all don't think the same and react to stress in the same way. There's does with a much weak mentality then others. For example if I go hiking with friends and a mountain lion appears, my friends can probably run and I might start thinking how to get out of the situation. My reaction to the stress is different the my friends, I might be able to manage it differently from them or they might be able to manage it better then me. Last chronic stress is not healthy and damages your brain.

Stress is part of our makeup and as such it is like all other functions of our bodies - purposeful. Being knowledgable about its effects and ways we can use it to our advantage makes a huge difference in how we live our lives. Recognizing that too much of anything is not a sustainable condition, we can tune ourselves in to understanding when the factors of stress are working against our good health and happiness - thereby triggering mechanisms to manage the stress and turn ourselves in a positive, responsive condition.

stress yes but once you add the word CHRONIC... NO if you stay in a chronic state of stress you are creating an environment within your own body that will open up for your health and well being to be attacked. You must find ways to move out of chronic stress.

I think that stress could be a good thing, if managed effectively, as in certain situations, it is beneficial to our success due to it giving us temporary increased energy and focus. These include survival situations (where you are being chased by an animal such as a bear or a tiger, or are in close proximity to one) and sports situations (where you are part of a team that wants to win a game).

Yes. In some situations that you have to face new experiences, new challenges, controling the stress could be profitable. You will be able to deal with those things in a calm way, focus on your objective with no fear at all.

I think that periodic stress can be a good thing, but I think chronic stress has more negative impacts which overshadow any positive impacts it might have. Over time, the continuous presence of stress has both physical and mental effects on the body.

It can be a good thing if limited. Chronic stress changes your brain for the worse.

I do not feel it could be a good thing. Like stated in the video stress can be good in certain situations but chronic stress changes the brain in some cases causing Alzheimer.

If you can train your brain to use the extra energy effectively, it could be useful. But these situations will only happen after a long time of stress where your body and brain trains itself to use it

I am not sure if chronic stress can be good, but I suppose emergency responders, such as police, fire, and ambulance, have stress every day and that boost of cortisol helps them get their difficult but important work done. It is my hope that people who go into these chronic-stress inducing lines of work are somehow wired to feed positively off of the daily stress that goes hand in hand with their line of work.

I think it will be a good thing if it managed effectively. The situations could be when we do some exercises and set up the priority to solve it.

This can be a good thing in terms of survival. There are types of stress that would make you act quicker or think in a way you normally wouldn't. In these cases, stress is a good thing.

Considering how long periods of stressful situation could adversely change the size, structure and functions of the brain, it is difficult to say how chronic stress could be a good thing. For example, it is difficult to imagine what benefits could being in a prolonged armed conflict bring to our mental health.
Furthermore, there is a limit to what individuals can do to manage chronic stress. If the source of chronic stress lies in the environment in which we live in, no amount of management could solve the problem.

I think chronic stress is not a good thing because it alters the synaptic connections of the brain, which can lead to problems like anxiety and depression.

Yes,sometimes it might be a good thing. Stress can improve efficiency
of doing sth. But! I do not think it is healthy to people if we have stress all the way.

Is good in some situations, but you need to have enough courage to managed effectively because all the process contain pain,
The symptoms are not easy if you don't take care in the right way you could be frustrated and fall into other mental disorder.

It could be good if you are enough strong to don't give up, the chronic stress could be a motivation to be a better worker or student if you can control your own limits.

yes, because Stress management is important to improve people's quality of life, especially for people who focus heavily on the outcome, neglecting their social life and health.

For example a break up you could just work out or meditate on asking yourself the question if the world has more for you. The answer may surprise you, but it's usually yes.

I believe in certain situations stress can be a good thing. stress gets you out of harmful situations like walking in a dark alley rather than walking on the sidewalk with lights and people. If you weren't stressed about what could possibly go wrong in the dark alley you wouldn't be bothered to walk on the sidewalk instead. stress can also drive you perform better. If you are stressed about a test you will be more likely to study for it but if you did not care about the test you will noit study.

In my opinion, stress is good but if the organism is not in an excessive situation, stress can sometimes be useful. When the person is in a situation of risk, it is precisely this tension that activates a series of mechanisms in the body that allows it to react to face what it perceives as dangerous and not remain paralyzed. Stress generates an explosion of hormones in the body, which is released so that the person can handle threats or events that cause a lot of pressure.

Yes, because stress is not only bad, it is also good because it helps us be better to reason, think, but if the person has chronic stress, I think it would be a bit difficult since she would need to be treated with a professional in those cases,

Yes, it can be a good thing, because it gives the energy that a person need for endure some situations that can take time them, for example a important exam or job interview, but sometimes the excessive stress can harm the health and that a person can't continue to learn and remember things. Also the stress can cause emotionals harms, for that we should do exercise or go to walk and take the things with calm.

The body is designed to take on stressful situations. To use the chemicals that are released to help push or retract one from a stressful situation can be a good thing. Sometimes we might need more focus or be more sensitive to a situation. As certain situations occur we all must have certain responses to those situations, whether they are exciting, fear inducing, calm, friendly, etc., we learn ways to react. Stress can help us through many situations to include fight or flight or give a boost to strength or agility.

Yes. If people have aware of the stress feeling and find the causes of their pressure, they would probably grasp the opportunity to control it or recognize the natural property of stress, then it would be controlled or release.

No, I do not think that chronic stress could be a good thing. Since chronic stress refers to stress over long periods of time, which could end up changing the structure of someone's brain, it isn't very positive. Sure, short levels of stress can be good if managed, but not exactly chronic stress.

/We all know that being put under a lot stress can effect the and decrease the growth it can also leads a lot of problems. A lot of meditation and exercise is good by keeping the stress level down. It motivates and is good for you to keep in focus or when you wnt to accomplish a goal.

In some situations, stress is positive - e.g. during public speeches or competitive effort. However, chronic stress can lead to many serious diseases, so a small dose of stress can have a good effect, but chronic stress - can't.

I do believe chronic stress is a good thing when it is used to your own advantage by putting it to use in uncomfortable situations that might help make the situation or performance better.

Im agree with you statement, because you mention the damage that stress causes in the brain and it affect your health in many ways. Sometimes feeling low stress is a Good thing, it could help you to be motivated and stay focused on your dailly activities, but if you experience long periods of stress it damage your brain and your body.

I think chonic stress isn't good so it's managed effectively, as stress generally makes people sicker and being chonic gets even worse in all situations.

I think it can be a good thing because stress could cause you to take action on something to be more successful. If one is stressed for a test, they may study more and more causing them to do better on the test.

Yes because the stress can help with certain things

It could be a good thing if you’re using it to your advantage,

Yes in situations like being nervous for a game or race can be good stress for you

I think is could be a good thing because stress can motivate you to finish work you have to do or motivate you to complete something that needs to be completed.

Stress could be a good thing. For example if a person is racing and the stress is building up they become more focused on the task at hand an could perform better in the race.

Yes because you can use stress to perform better in certain aspects

Yes it can help be a motivator in getting things done and in excercise good things will come out of/after the Time of stress

Stress=bad/good

Stress can be good at times to remain healthy, however, large amounts of stress is not good, and can lead to chronic stress, which can lead to many other health problems.

It can be a good thing because activities such as exercise can cause stress, but it can be a good thing. It can also give you a boost when doing something stressful such as a test.

I think chronic stress could be a good thing if managed effectively. This is because your brain might respond to certain situations better, or you may be really good at taking tests as you have had long term stress that forces you to study harder.

Yes because you can use stress to your advantage

It could be a good thing in high pressure situations because it will cause you to be very focused and work efficiently

Yes, you get stress from good things too. Things that help you cope with stress actually give the good kind of stress

I think stress could be a good thing because if you have been studying all wee and you are super stressed you can take that stress out on the test.

Yes I think it is a good thing. If you can use it to an advantage than it can help you in life.

It can be a good thing in some ways because if you are stressed out about a test or a soccer game, it can push you to study harder or play better. It can help to push you to overall be better. It becomes a problem when there is too much of it and if it isn’t managed correctly

I think it could be a good thing because you can use it positively in certain situations and use coping skills to become stronger.

It’s difficult to say that chronic stress which is long stress can be good because it’s a weight on people’s shoulders for a long period of time.

It can cause you to work better under pressure, such as a “runners high”

I think stress can be a good thing if you manage it right because you can learn how to cope with things and find what makes you relaxed and happy. It can also be a bad thing because it hurts your brain if you stress to much and don’t cope.

Yes it could be good. In sports, stress can make you perform better. Lots of stress can be a bad thing.

Yes, i do think stress can be a good thing because it can be what motivates you get out of bed and go workout. It can also make you feel much better once you relive it and it can make you feel very calm

Yes, because this can cause people to become motivated and stop procrastination.

Yes. It can motivate you to do things you wouldn’t have done before.

Yes because you can channel it into positiveness

Chronic stress is a kind of stress that last forever. It is hard to say if it is good or bad because it depends on what kind of stress you may have. If managed in a good way stress can be a good thing for you because it motivates you which is sometimes)no you always want to have in life! But if your stress is not managed then chronic stress is not good for you. For example, if you are stressed everyday of your life because of any job you do then that is not a good thing. But if you are stressed every once in a while about assignments then the stress can be managed.

Yes, because it can give you motivation at the end. For example if you have to do a project and you have been stressing for it for some time then you will have motivation when you do it.

If manganged effectivly it can be a good thing but you can get stuff done in a better manner and more consistant but overall most of the time stress is not a good feeling.

No, it can causes more bad things then good things, also it is very hard to manage it effectively enough to where you can use it to your benefit.

Stress can definitely be a good thing, especially when performing a task like having to score a goal for the win in the last few minutes of a soccer game. However, chronic stress is when one experiences more stress than what is helpful in such situations, and it can definitely cause negative effects on the brain. Although, it can be helpful when you choose to view stress as something positive, in this way, you can improve your health and your connections to other people according to Kelly Mcgongial's Ted Talk, "How to make stress your friend,".

Yes, I believe stress can be a good thing sometimes. Chronic stress is caused by stress for a long time so of course it's going to change the brain. Just having regular stress can be a good thing because you are aware/focus of your surroundings. Another example is stress can be an advantage when you're playing a sport or exercising due to trying to relief that stress.

I do not feel that stress is good because if one as a person does not know how to handle it effectively or know in what situations to apply it, he would be stressed more to the point of reaching a chronic stress that is very harmful. Linguamarina channel.

I think that stress can affect the health of a person at the time, no, but the body does not hold much but in turn being in that state of tension could help us to accelerate the work that we are doing and we do not demand more from ourselves

I think that stress can affect the health of a person at the time, no, but the body does not hold much but in turn being in that state of tension could help us to accelerate the work that we are doing and we do not demand more from ourselves

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That's a good point!

yes, absolutely. Stress could encourage you to act on the topic you're stressed on in order to avoid conflict/trouble. for example: you might be stressed over grades locking and you having missing assignments. you might also be stressed over your mom getting angry at you over the grades. so that stress could encourage you to push yourself to do the assignments in order to avoid the situation that is coming

At a certain point stress can help us if it constant in similar situations. In this way, we could learn how to overcome them. For example: the fear of learning how to drive or learning something new in general.