Equally as with the term stress, we noticed, or to be more precise we were informed that the term stressor needs further clarification.
Although its use has become more or less common, its meaning is still somehow covered with a layer of fog.
We explained that under the term stressor we imply something that causes stress.
We also argued that we dissent that some situation, event or demand cause stress by itself.
We added that stress it the result of our personal interpretation of this situations, events or demands which arises from our personal previous experioences or the features of our character.
It has been undoubtedly proven that repeating is the mother of learing.
Therefore, to embark on the quest of search for the notions which have the same or almost the same meaning as the meaning of the stressor it is wise to remind ourselves what stressor is.
In an article which dealt in focus with the observation of the stressor definition, we took a wide approach, which implied the negation of defining stressor only thorugh its definition in its most narrow sense.
We argued that such attempts miss the huge opportunity to really grasp the core of the stressor meaning.
From our standpoint, this is essential,
This is beacuse the term stressor is not something that you just use lightly in any conversation.
Namely, the causes of stress lead to a serious medical condition still not aknowledged to the full capacity.
It threatens people living in any part of the world which pursuits development and the inclusion in the processes of complex and tough competition, it need to be approached carefully.
Therefore, it is not just a term, it is something that may hit and hurt any and each of us.
Even more, there are multiple channels over which stressors can affect us.
Furthermore, we never know which stressors are we more susceptible to and which ones may give rise to chronic stress that can severely and long term damage our health.
Because of all these reasons, we deem it reasonable to defend such approach.
This is also the reason why we see it useful to isolate some synonyms of stressors.
By that, we mean the words which are used far more frequent than the term stressor and which are in this way more understandable and closer to a common person which may be exposed to such an event, situation or demand.
Synonyms for stressors may be, as the search engines suggest, be found in great number of words.
Therefore, selecting the stressor synonyms may be a stressful and demanding task by itself.
We spent some time in exploring the different candidates for the title of the synonyms for stressor.
After combining the result of this endeavour with the fact the person filling the lines suffers from daily stress arising of a demandable work tasks, the decision has been made.
The words which will be viewed here are, by their order, are aggravation, inconvenience and nuisance.
Our approach will be similar as it was when we viewed stress synomys.
This approach implies that we try to depict what is hidden behind the following: aggravation meaning, inconvenience meaning and nuisance meaning.
Aggravation
Perception of each and any stressor is subject to our personality and experience.
However, when a stressor threatens to give rise to stress, we may claim that we look at it in a similar way.
We base this claim on simple expereince.
To begin with, our bodies instinctively react to a certain stressor.
It is up to the biology and the processes in our body.
But, we shall not be going further into this disccusion.
The focus of our interest is purely the nature of a stressor, its potential to cause stress in the meaning of distress and what it actually represents.
In this sense, we shall start with a statement that before exposure to a stressor our bodies and minds are in a state of more or less tranquility and calmness or let us simply but it, in a state of balance.
Any situation, event or demand which strains our capabilities and resources for the purpose of being able to cope with this challenges surely tends to drive us out of this balance.
So, in any case the result is (very broadly, but still accurate), a worsened or aggravated state of mind and body.
Aggravation meaning
This path lead us to a position from which we are able to comprehend what is aggravation all about when we deal with distress.
We set out with an assumption of an abstract stressor, therefore a stressor that may take any shape and when applied to any person may result in stress.
So, such a stressor, resulting in a situation of not be able to cope, is able to cause stress without exemption,
In this way it brings about the escalation of worry and the intensification of seriousness regarding the need to confront with the stressor. So, the result is regularly an exacerbation.
To be even more free in interpretation, a stressor is something (meaning by this – situation, event, demand ) that is a hardship by itself or is a direct predecessor of the hardship that arises from an interpretation of a stressor.
Therefore, a stressor is a bearer of hardships or to put it otherwise it makes things harder or worse.
Finally, we arrived where we wanted to.
A conclusion arises that any stressor is an aggravation.
Aggravation meaning explained in such a way leaves the door ajar for the introduction of the aggravation definition.
Aggravation definition
Now, when we are aware that stressor is something that carries a seed of hardship, therefore something that makes things harder for us, we can approach the definition of aggravation.
Stress is the result of aggravation.
It steps forward when aggravation reaches a level on which we believe that the demand is too much for us to be able to confront it successfully.
In this way, aggravation manifests itself as a step between a state without stress and stress and acts as an intermediary.
Exactly that is also the role of any given stressor.
Aggravation definition exhausts itself in a fact that it is a factor that leads to the intensification of a certain state, by making it worse and more severe and thus makes things look more challenging.
With this, we absolved the first term.
We saw that it hits the core of the term stressor and that it may replace it if needed.
Inconvenience
Now, we move further on to our next term.
Our goal now is to observe the term inconvenience.
As we might expect, this term requires different angle of approach when we are discussing stressor.
While the term aggravation highlighted the fact that stressors incorporate hardships, the term inconvenience moves even further and closer to the stress itself..
So, let us see what is inconvenience all about.
How does the meaning of inconvenience relate to stressors?
As we hinted before, the term inconvenience necessitates a different approach to the dismantling of the term stressor.
A stressor does not only aggravate a certain condition by being a concrete situation or demand, it may be viewed as an irritant and a trouble by itself.
Before heading on, it must be noted that inconvenience is sometimes even identified as a difficulty, which actually ascribes it the meaning of aggravation.
This only shows how these words are mutually intermingled and that we actually have many similar notions on our disposal when observing stressors, which is encouraging.
However, the discussion on the term inconvenience stops and centers itself around few other words, which may be put in the same basket.
One of these words has already been mentioned in the beggining of this article.
We could let you guess, but it would only waste our precious time.
Talk about inconvenience revolves around trouble (in sense of the trouble caused to us and not the one we inflict to other people) that is imposed on us, meaning by this a problem, demand or a challenge.
With this statement, we are able to establish firm connection between incovenience and stressors.
We could stop here and comfortably transfer ourselves to the definition of inconvenience.
However, we are set to exhaust the meaning of inconvenience.
For this to happen, it is necessary to take a step forward with a lean backwards.
As we stressed (interesting games of words) trouble is the axis of rotation for the term inconvenience.
In this sense, in the same gravity field there are also some other closely related notions.
The futther question from here on is naturally this of what is associated with trouble.
What does trouble attract?
Link trouble – inconvenience – stressor takes us on the path to more closely observe what does trouble, when mentioned in the context of stress, bring with itself.
The first thing that trouble will without error atrract (and that based on experience is known to anybody who suffers from stress frequently) is the feeling of being unpleasant.
This feeling has an enormous potential energy to transfer itself to a more or less permanent state of discomfort.
On this point it is advisable to move yourself a step or two and to notice how with discomfort we once again came to the very bottom of the things caused by a stressor. Exactly the moment when discomfort arises may be as well designated as a moment that triggers stress.
From a braoder standpoint, but still in the gravity sphere of trouble, trouble may be equalled with disturbance.
Now, we shall use this firm basis to establish the inconvenience definition.
Inconvenience definition
I believe that we did our best to deplete the meaning of inconvenience.
The only step left to take now is to form the definition of inconvenience from the most important of the aforementioned elements.
But, alreaday now we may freely state that despite the fact that the inconvenience with its meaning approaches the term stressor from another angle, it encompasses well the meaning of stressor and for that purpose it also may be used in exchange with the term stressor.
Definition of inconvenience implies a state which represents trouble or distrubance with a lack or falling of comfort that causes bother.
This being said, it is time to put inconvenience behind us and to concentrate ourselves on our final term.
Nuisance
Like we highlighted just a moment ago, the term nuisance is the last notion that will be given attention in this article.
Like with inconvenience, with nuisance we again need to adjust our angle of looking at the term stressor.
That is exactly what we are about to do in our next paragraph.
Nuisance meaning
First, it needs to be said that this term is closely connected with the meaning of inconvenience.
While the inconvenience definition highlights trouble as its core, nuisance also has trouble in its sight, but in a slightly different manner.
Unlike inconvenience which is mainly used with respect to objects, the term nuisance may be used to designate a thing or an object, but also a person. The meaning of nuisance reveals itself in following lines.
When speaking about stressors, in the article explaining what stressor is we emphasized that these are situations, events or demand which put at test our ability to overcome them and that is hugely dependable upon our own previous personal experience.
Many of these situations and events necessary include other human beings.
The described angle of looking at the term stressor also presumes that we are observing it the broadest possible way, from the furthest standpoint.
Such a way of observing the term stressor means that we are looking at it as bother or annoyance.
To further clarify this statement for the purpose of depicting the meaning of nuisance, let us picture an abstract stressor.
Definition of stressor implies that it may or may not lead to being stressed (exceptions are absloute stressors).
Even if a person or a group of persons are impervious to a certain stressor and it does not lead to stress, it may in many cases require some sort of action which this person of a group of persons need to take, although they do not see situation or event as demanding.
Simply the fact that some action is needed implies the arising and existence of bother or/and annoyance.
Therefore, bother or annoyance represent the core of the nuisance meaning.
With this, we are able to move closer to a nuisance definition.
Definition of nuisance (with respect to things)
We explained the reasons why we see it fitting to restrict ourselves only to things when discussing nuisance.
Therefore, nuisance definition will be given only in that part.
Before hopping on to the definition of nuisance, there is one more feature of nuisance to be provided.
Unlike inconvenience and similar to the term aggravation, nuisance ussualy implies something that is stretched over a certain period of time.
Therefore, it is coloured with continuation.
This brings nuisance to the point where we can conclude that it can fairly replace the term stressor, becuase any stressor implies its impact over a period of time and it is in huge amount dependable upon a person if it will result in stress.
A spark and a fire may serve as a good analogy to bring this conclusion even more closer and understandable to a reader.
Ro simplify, if a spark is present for some time and if it is in an environment that consists in dry wood and branches, it will almost certainly result in a fire.
Instead of conclusion
The thorough explanation of stress and stressors provides us with a firm basis to head forward deeper in this issue.
In this sense, in the following articles we will deal with the causes of stress in the major parts of our lives
These will be followed with with the observation of how stress can be put under control.
Further elaboration will be concentrated on products, in their widest sense, which may prove much useful in the continuing combat with stress as a part of life struggle.
Our experience so far provided us with one finding which we saw as being true.
It is simple and consists in the fact that life in unmercifull and it will do its best to make it tough as possible.
However, without any doubt, life is absolutely subject to one invisible force.
This force is our willpower.
Its continuing presence as a help and a guide in solving our problems, necessarily drives life to hand us over to happiness and enables us to take back the control over it.
This is the message for all of you who daily make firm steps on the battleground of life and believe in a victorious outcome.