Karl Albrecht defines four core types of stress: time, anticipatory, situational and encounter. To overcome stress, individuals should understand which type of stress they are under, and respond with actions appropriate to that type of stress. Summary by The World of Work Project Albrecht’s Four Types of Stress

Broadly, there are four types of stress, which are: Acute Stress Episodic Acute Stress Chronic Stress Post Traumatic Stress

In his 1979 book “Stress and the Manager,” he identified four typical kinds of stress namely: Time stress Anticipatory stress Situational stress Encounter stress