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Psychological stress. In psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. [ 1] Stress is a type of psychological pain. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial, as it can improve athletic performance, motivation and reaction to the environment. Excessive amounts of stress, however, can increase the risk of strokes, heart ...
Chronic stress is the physiological or psychological response induced by a long-term internal or external stressor. [1] The stressor, either physically present or recollected, will produce the same effect and trigger a chronic stress response. [1] There is a wide range of chronic stressors, but most entail relatively prolonged problems ...
Stress ulceration is a single or multiple fundic mucosal ulcers that causes upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and develops during the severe physiologic stress of serious illness. It can also cause mucosal erosions and superficial hemorrhages in patients who are critically ill, or in those who are under extreme physiologic stress, causing blood ...
Stress, whether physiological, biological or psychological, is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition. [ 1] When stressed by stimuli that alter an organism's environment, multiple systems respond across the body. [ 2] In humans and most mammals, the autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal ...
Mental stress is a common cause of mental illnesses, so finding a coping solution to cope with mental stress would be beneficial. Many solutions that have helped reduce stress are yoga, exercise, and some medications that may help.
Stress management. Stress management consists of a wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's level of stress, especially chronic stress, usually for the purpose of improving everyday functioning. Stress produces numerous physical and mental symptoms which vary according to each individual's situational factors.
The effects of stress on memory include interference with a person's capacity to encode memory and the ability to retrieve information. [ 1][ 2] Stimuli, like stress, improved memory when it was related to learning the subject. [ 3] During times of stress, the body reacts by secreting stress hormones into the bloodstream.
Post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) [ b] is a mental and behavioral disorder [ 8] that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a person's life or well-being. [ 1][ 9] Symptoms may include disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams ...