psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. Stress is a form of psychological and mental discomfort. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial...

impacts of psychological trauma. All psychological traumas originate from stress, a physiological response to an unpleasant stimulus. Long-term stress increases...

Acute stress reaction (ASR), also known as psychological shock, mental shock, or simply shock, and acute stress disorder (ASD), is a psychological response...

Stress, whether physiological, biological or psychological, is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition. When stressed...

stimulus or an event seen as causing stress to an organism. Psychologically speaking, a stressor can be events or environments that individuals might consider...

evidence-based psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in the Veterans Health Administration". Journal of Traumatic Stress. 23 (6): 663–73...

The diathesis-stress model, also known as the vulnerability–stress model, is a psychological theory that attempts to explain a disorder, or its trajectory...

Occupational stress is psychological stress related to one's job. Occupational stress refers to a chronic condition. Occupational stress can be managed...

Stress management consists of a wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's level of psychological stress, especially...

between psychological stress and sleep is complex and not fully understood. In fact, many studies have found a bidirectional relationship between stress and...

1991). "Diathesis-stress theories in the context of life stress research: implications for the depressive disorders". Psychological Bulletin. 110 (3):...

the potential negative effects of stressors". Psychological resilience is an adaptation in a person's psychological traits and experiences that allows...

"dissolving sense of reality". It is often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental perceptions and focusing...

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in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, clinical depression or post-traumatic stress disorder amongst other psychological problems...

psychological stress, and appears to prevent the physiological changes and biological manifestations that typically result from psychological stress....

diagnosis of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) was needed to describe the symptoms and psychological and emotional effects of long-term trauma...

Minority stress describes high levels of stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups. It may be caused by a number of factors, including poor...

Perceived Stress Scale was developed to measure the degree to which situations in one’s life are appraised as stressful. Psychological stress has been...

Chronic stress is the physiological or psychological response induced by a long-term internal or external stressor. The stressor, either physically present...

Combat stress reaction symptoms align with the symptoms also found in psychological trauma, which is closely related to post-traumatic stress disorder...

A stress ulcer is a single or multiple mucosal defect usually caused by physiological (not psychological) stress which can become complicated by upper...

Stress-related disorders constitute a category of mental disorders. They are maladaptive, biological and psychological responses to short- or long-term...

In up to 80% of cases, symptoms are associated with psychological trauma or psychological stress. AMPS may also follow physical injury or illness. Other...

Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) is a medical condition in which acute psychological stress can trigger a transient myocardial ischemia...

sensory experiences and movement problems during periods of high psychological stress. Individuals with CD present with highly distressing neurological...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a type of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a...

behavioural syndrome Combat stress reaction – Behavioral disorder due to war trauma Defence mechanism – Unconscious psychological mechanism Hypervigilance –...

five years old. Psychological stress is an inevitable part of life. Human beings can experience stress from an early age. Although stress is a factor for...

Critical incident stress management (CISM) was a controversial process of psychological first aid which focused solely on an immediate and identifiable...