OUTLINE

Introduction

The response to stressful experiences

Disorder specifically associated with stress

Acute stress reaction

Post traumatic stress disorder

Adjustment disorder

Grief

Response to special kind of stress

Conclusion

References

INTRODUCTION

Stressful events can provokes psychiatric disorders.

Such events can also provoke emotional reactions that are distressing but not of the nature or severity required for the diagnosis of an anxiety disorder or a mood disorder.

Individual react to stressful life experiences differently and vulnerability factors play role in this.