Paka Sravan Kumar

1 Introduction Stress is an internal or external stimuli or conditions such as extreme heat, cold, injury, etc., which influences physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes of organisms. These unfavorable stimuli are known as stressors. Based on the consequent effects on the organism, stress can be categorized as acute (transitory) or chronic (persistent). Acute stress (AS) is a transitory or short-term stress that majorly occurs from challenging situations or immediate stressors.