Stress Types 

The table below gives a guide to some different types of stress. 

The top row describes groupings of a number of different conditions. These range from being transient/acute, on the left side of continuum, to enduring or chronic on the right side.

Below each type is a box that describes the group. 

The boxes below the "Focus of Intervention" header describes strategies often used to address each issue.

Vocational discontent problems
Adjustment reactions
Clinical disorders
Maladaptive personality style
Serious mental illness

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