Our society considers stress as part of daily life, we can see proof of this in human evolution, the species that have best adapted to the environment and its changes are those which prevailed, continued to evolve, and can be found today. This brings us to a question: what is stress? In fact, scientists don't have the slightest idea what stress is, because they are subjective sensations; however, one of the definitions says that "stress is the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral response to events considered threatening or difficult" (Ciccarelli and White). The word stress was first used in psychology. almost 50 years ago by Hans Selye, a scientist who experimented with rats to see the physical reactions they experience when changes are made; the results of these experiments were similar to some consequences seen in humans. Stress can come from different sources, one of them is the stress that we have acquired through the environment in which we live, this can be work, school, family, etc. which are defined as stressors. All this stress affects people in different ways; Physical and emotional health are linked to the level of stress a person can tolerate. However, not all stress is bad for our health, it is often necessary for our daily functioning. Stressors are situations or events that cause stress; These stressors can be physical and psychological. Most stressors are psychological and exist in a wide range of severity, from life-threatening events like accidents and fires to events that are annoying and irritating to people like losing something, delays , long queues to buy something, etc. two types of stressors; Eustress and distress.All people suffer from stress... middle of paper ......optimistic people seem less affected by stress than pessimistic people. Studies have shown that gender has a relationship When it comes to stress management, women tend to talk and use social techniques to relieve stress, unlike men who are more likely to become angry and avoidant. stress factors. The chemical way in which the body responds to stress depends on the sex of the individual; the interaction of oxytocin (stress hormone) with sex hormones is different. In men, causes or increases physical stress; however, in women it reduces the stress response. These are the main reasons why men tend to have more heart attacks than women. The influence of stressors on personality can be changed in a positive way through appropriate coping methods. The following table presents some coping skills and examples of the right attitude to deal with them...