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  2. Pressure Relief - Wikipedia

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    Pressure relief may refer to: stress management to relieve psychological stress on a human; relieving excessive pressure forces to protect a mechanical system, ...

  3. Stress management - Wikipedia

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    An approach for stress relief commonly adopted by college students is engaging in gaming as a hobby. While some research suggests a negative relationship between video game usage and academic performance, several studies indicate a positive correlation between stress reduction and playing casual video games.

  4. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. [1] Stress is a form of psychological and mental discomfort. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial, as it can improve athletic performance, motivation and reaction to the environment.

  5. Relief (emotion) - Wikipedia

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    Relief is a positive emotion experienced when something unpleasant, painful or distressing has not happened or has come to an end. [ 1 ] Often accompanied by sighing , an exowhich signals emotional transition, [ 2 ] relief is universally recognized, [ 3 ] and judged as a fundamental emotion.

  6. Vibratory stress relief - Wikipedia

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    The stress relief treatment resulted in 47% growth of the original, large peak, while it shifted to the left 28-RPM (less than 0.75%). Figure 5: Vibratory Stress Relief was performed on this mild steel weldment weighing almost 12 tons. Overall size was 17' × 15' × 2' (≈ 5.2 × 5.6 × 0.6 meters).

  7. Trepanning - Wikipedia

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    Detail from The Extraction of the Stone of Madness, a painting by Hieronymus Bosch depicting trepanation (c. 1488–1516). Trepanning, also known as trepanation, trephination, trephining or making a burr hole (the verb trepan derives from Old French from Medieval Latin trepanum from Greek trúpanon, literally "borer, auger"), [1] [2] is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or ...

  8. Traction (orthopedics) - Wikipedia

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    Relieve pressure on nerves, especially spinal nerves; Prevent or reduce skeletal deformities or muscle contractures; To provide a fusiform tamponade around a bleeding vessel; In most cases traction is only one part of the treatment plan of a patient needing such therapy. The physician's order will contain: Type of traction; Amount of weight to ...

  9. Stress (biology) - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] Chronic stress, and a lack of coping resources available, or used by an individual, can often lead to the development of psychological issues such as delusions, [11] depression and anxiety (see below for further information). [12] Chronic stress also causes brain atrophy, which is the loss of neurons and the connections between them ...