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Question: What are the main causes of stress?

Answer: A. Biological
- Your body functioning, when not well, leads to stress
- o E.g. pain, discomfort, disabling of your senses (vision, hearing, etc

B. Negative thoughts
- Fears and worries, negative memories, irrational thoughts automatically creates stressful emotions

C. Behavior
- Your own behavior such as walking fast, talking loud and tensing up can lead to stress

D. Social environment
- People around you can cause stress
- E.g. conflict at school or home

E. Physical environment
- Uncomfortable changes in your environment
- E.g. Extreme temperatures, noise, color, brightness, smell, taste, pain

(Source: Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia , 02 Dec 2020)

Source Link: http://www.myhealth.gov.my/en/stress-management/