Identifying and Managing the Impact of Stress on Performance
By: Hiren Khemlani – Performance Psychologist and Director of Peak of Mind Not all stress is bad stress. In fact, a certain level of stress can be beneficial for performance. The relationship between arousal (stress) and performance can be described as an inverted U (Yerkes & Dodson, 1908). At low levels of physiological arousal (not enough stress), we may feel unmotivated or lethargic and performance suffers. ...