Environmental Stress — Chapter Summary
NIOS · Class 10 · Psychology
Summary of Environmental Stress for NIOS Class 10 Psychology. Key concepts: Stress is any physical, Environmental stress is and Environment includes.
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Overview
Environmental stress is any undesirable transaction between a person and the environment. Stress appears when environmental demands create bodily or mental tension. The environment includes both the physical world and socio-cultural surroundings, so air, water, noise, crowding, and changing climate
Key Concepts
Stress is any physical or emotional
Stress is any physical or emotional state that causes bodily or mental tension.
Environmental stress is an undesirable transaction
Environmental stress is an undesirable transaction between the person and the environment.
Environment includes the physical world
Environment includes the physical world and socio-cultural surroundings in which people live and interact.
Three models describe this relationship
Three models describe this relationship: humans subjugated to nature, humans control over nature, and symbiotic relationship between human and nature.
Pollution is an undesirable change
Pollution is an undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of air, land and water that may harmfully affect life.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the various models of human-environment interaction
- State the various aspects of environmental stress
- Describe how environmental stress can be managed
- Explain the concepts of pro-environmental behaviour and sustainable development
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