 Introduction to Stress and Causes Stress. Stress is continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life that prevent you from relaxing. Stress can cause you to feel sick or anxious. Stressor. A stressor is something that causes stress. Common stressors are problems with work, family, and health. It is important to reduce stressors in your life. Cause. A cause is a person, event, or thing that makes something happen. Taking a test or making a presentation in front of class may cause someone to feel stress. Effect. An effect is the way in which an event, action, or person changes someone or something. How much you study has an effect on your grades. Worry. To worry is to be anxious or unhappy about someone or something so that you think about them a lot. Many people will worry if a friend or family member is sick. Anxiety. Anxiety is the feeling of being very worried about something. It is common to feel anxiety before taking a test or moving to a new country. Prevent. To prevent is to stop something from happening. It is important to find ways to prevent stress. Eating healthy and exercising can help prevent stress. Work. To work is to do a job that you are paid for. Common types of work include construction, sales, and healthcare. Work can sometimes be a cause of stress. Family. Family is a group of people who are related to each other. Brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, and grandparents are people in your family. Family is very important. Health. Health is the general condition of your body and how healthy you are. Good health can help prevent stress. Bad health can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. Culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling of being confused or anxious that you get when you visit or move to a foreign country or a place that is very different from the one you are used to. Procrastinate. To procrastinate is to wait until the last minute to do something. It is very hard to complete your homework if you procrastinate every night. The end.