An event or situation that causes a strain on your body or mind is called a(n)

eustress

stressor

personal critic

fight or flight response

The fill in the blank can be filled with Stressor.

Stressor is a condition or an event which causes strain or stress in the body of an organism. It can include any external stimuli, biological or chemical agent, environmental condition or any event which has potential of producing stress response.

Example- A tideous task provided to the employee in the company. If the time  limit is too short and it actually requires double the time, it may cause strain on the body of the employee. Thus, the task acts a stressor.

Thus, correct answer of given question is stressor.

advantage of using stem cells in medical research:

1.       it provides medical benefits in the fields of therapeutic cloning and regenerative medicine.

2. it provides great potential for discovering treatments and cures to a variety of diseases including parkinson disease, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, alzheimer’s disease and many more.

3. limbs and organ could be grown in lab from stem cells and then used in transplant or treat illness.