Stress is a feeling thats created when we react to particular events. Its the bodys way of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough situation with focus, strength, stamina, and heightened alertness. The events that provoke stress are called stressors, and they cover a whole range of situations-everything from outright physical danger to making a class presentation or taking a semesters worth of your toughest subject. We all experience episodic stress - getting ready for a major exam, completing an important paper, perhaps getting ready for an important interview....